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Official

Ayn Fahreddin Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Habesistan in 1866/67 (AH 1283). On record 1887 to 1907, 20 annual entries.

Life

Ayn Fahreddin Efendi was born in Habesistan in 1866/67 (AH 1283). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

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

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1887/88 (AH 1305). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1887/88, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1887/88, shows Tahrirat Kalemi in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month. In 1888/89 the record shows Mersule Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 100 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirat Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1898/99 the record shows Mukayyit in Istanbul, the salary going from 225 to 240 kuruş a month (before: Mersule Memuru in Istanbul). In 1900/01 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Konya, the salary going from 300 to 700 kuruş a month (before: Mukayyit in Istanbul). In 1903/04 the record shows Tatar in Konya, the salary going from 700 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Konya). In 1904/05 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Izmir (İzmir), with 600 kuruş a month (before: Tatar in Konya).

The highest salary, 720 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as Seyyar Memur. 77 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 20 years with a salary the median is 225 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 400 kuruş, is seen in 1900/01. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 9.89 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 65 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1866/67 (AH 1283)
Birthplace
Habesistan
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0.5 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.

Languages

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1887/88 (AH 1305)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

Career

Career of Ayn Fahreddin Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1887/88AH 1305First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)100first-salary field
1887/88AH 1305Tahrirat KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)100
1888 to 1898AH 1306 to 1315Mersule Memuru
10 entries
YearSalary
1888/89200
1889/90225
1890/91225
1891/92225
1892/93225
1893/94225
1894/95225
1895/96225
1896/97225
1897/98225
Istanbul (Dersaadet)200 to 225
1898 to 1900AH 1316 to 1317Mukayyit
2 entries
YearSalary
1898/99240
1899/1900300
Istanbul (Dersaadet)240 to 300
1900 to 1903AH 1318 to 1320Seyyar Memur
3 entries
YearSalary
1900/01700
1901/02720
1902/03700
Konya700
1903/04AH 1321TatarKonya600
1904 to 1907AH 1322 to 1324Seyyar Memur
3 entries
YearSalary
1904/05600
1905/06600
1906/07600
Izmir (İzmir)600
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006008001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320720 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320This 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 Ayn Fahreddin Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1887/881005006200%
1888/892005004005%
1889/902255002259%
1890/91225500262.510%
1891/9222550030011%
1892/9322550032512%
1893/9422550037513%
1894/9522550028013%
1895/9622550029012%
1896/97225500212.513%
1897/9822550013513%
1898/9924050030013%
1899/1900300500318.518%
1900/0170050060076%
1901/0272050060077%
1902/0370050060075%
1903/0460047567%
1904/0560045060067%
1905/0660047554067%
1906/0760045050065%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
HabesistanIzmirIstanbulKonya

Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

1,054 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

Officials born in Habesistan

Full record

Annual entries (20)

Annual entries of Ayn Fahreddin Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1887/88AH 1305Tahrirat KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1888/89AH 1306Mersule MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1889/90AH 1307Mersule MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)225Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1890/91AH 1308Mersule MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)225Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1891/92AH 1309Mersule MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)225Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1892/93AH 1310Mersule MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)225Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1893/94AH 1311Mersule MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)225Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1894/95AH 1312Mersule MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)225Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1895/96AH 1313Mersule MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)225Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1896/97AH 1314Mersule MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)225Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1897/98AH 1315Mersule MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)225Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1898/99AH 1316MukayyitIstanbul (Dersaadet)240Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1899/1900AH 1317MukayyitIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1900/01AH 1318Seyyar MemurKonya700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1901/02AH 1319Seyyar MemurKonya720Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1902/03AH 1320Seyyar MemurKonya700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1903/04AH 1321TatarKonya600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1904/05AH 1322Seyyar MemurIzmir (İzmir)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1905/06AH 1323Seyyar MemurIzmir (İzmir)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
1906/07AH 1324Seyyar MemurIzmir (İzmir)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58- 0063;121
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 (13)

Recorded values of Ayn Fahreddin Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAyn Fahreddin EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1283Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacehabesistanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationesnafRecovered 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)0.5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1305Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1888Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)100Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
What the sources named in this table are
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.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.

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