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Official

Unnamed official (0067_0238; sayfa no:473)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Harput in 1863/64 (AH 1280). On record 1892 to 1905, 11 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Harput in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Suriye in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 29 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 29 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Posta Memuru in Suriye, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1894/95 the record shows Mekâtib Memuru in Damascus (Şam), the salary going from 50 to 150 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Suriye). In 1895/96 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Damascus, the salary going from 150 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Mekâtib Memuru in Damascus). In 1896/97 the record shows Mekâtib Memuru in Damascus, the salary going from 400 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Damascus). In 1900/01 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), the salary going from 200 to 280 kuruş a month (before: Mekâtib Memuru in Damascus). In 1902/03 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Damascus, the salary going from 280 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beirut). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beirut, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Damascus). In 1904/05 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Damascus, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beirut). No annual entry is recorded for 1899/1900 and 1901/02.

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as Muhabere Memuru. 30 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 11 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 250 kuruş, is seen in 1895/96. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 18.92 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 38 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1863/64 (AH 1280)
Birthplace
Harput
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

First work

Year
1892/93 (AH 1310)
Place
Suriye
First salary field (kuruş a month)
50

Legal records

Legal record note as worded
idaresizlik / mücerred tekasül ve rehaveti yüzünden posta muamelatını tehire uğrattığı cihetle şehr-i mezkurun yirmi dokuzunda 11 Eylül sene 316 açığa çıkarılıp; İdaresizlikten
Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
1320; 1321; 1322

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0067_0238; sayfa no:473), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1892/93AH 1310First workSuriye50first-salary field
1892 to 1894AH 1310 to 1311Posta Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1892/9350
1893/9450
Suriye50
1894/95AH 1312Mekâtib MemuruDamascus (Şam)150
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruDamascus (Şam)400
1896 to 1899AH 1314 to 1316Mekâtib Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1896/97200
1897/98200
1898/99200
Damascus (Şam)200
No annual entry: 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruBeirut (Beyrut)280
No annual entry: 1901/02 (AH 1319)
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruDamascus (Şam)400
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruBeirut (Beyrut)400
1904/05AH 1322Seyyar MemurDamascus (Şam)400
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entry01002003004001892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322400 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001,0001892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Unnamed official (0067_0238; sayfa no:473) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1892/93505003500%
1893/94505003500%
1894/951505004757%
1895/9640050040030%
1896/972005003008%
1897/982005002609%
1898/992005002359%
1900/0128050040017%
1902/0340050038033%
1903/0440047535036%
1904/0540045060038%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
HarputDamascusSuriyeBeirut

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Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

126 officials in all. Officials recorded in Damascus (Şam)

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

26 officials in all. Officials born in Harput

Full record

Annual entries (11)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0067_0238; sayfa no:473)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1892/93AH 1310Posta MemuruSuriye50Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0238; Sayfa No:473
1893/94AH 1311Posta MemuruSuriye50Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0238; Sayfa No:473
1894/95AH 1312Mekâtib MemuruDamascus (Şam)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0238; Sayfa No:473
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruDamascus (Şam)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0238; Sayfa No:473
1896/97AH 1314Mekâtib MemuruDamascus (Şam)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0238; Sayfa No:473
1897/98AH 1315Mekâtib MemuruDamascus (Şam)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0238; Sayfa No:473
1898/99AH 1316Mekâtib MemuruDamascus (Şam)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0238; Sayfa No:473
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruBeirut (Beyrut)280Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0238; Sayfa No:473
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruDamascus (Şam)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0238; Sayfa No:473
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruBeirut (Beyrut)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0238; Sayfa No:473
1904/05AH 1322Seyyar MemurDamascus (Şam)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0238; Sayfa No:473
What the sources named in this table are
Recovered annual personnel extract
The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.

Sources and original values (15)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0067_0238; sayfa no:473) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1280Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceharputRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthelazigRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1310Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeSuriyeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)50Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Legal records
Legal record note as wordedidaresizlik / mücerred tekasül ve rehaveti yüzünden posta muamelatını tehire uğrattığı cihetle şehr-i mezkurun yirmi dokuzunda 11 Eylül sene 316 açığa çıkarılıp used on this pageLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedİdaresizlikten other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records1320; 1321; 1322Later annual personnel extract
What the sources named in this table are
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
Legal notes (later workbook copy)
A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
Later annual personnel extract
The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
Earlier annual personnel extract
The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
Recovered annual personnel extract
The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Personnel attributes extract
The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.