Official
Abdülhafız Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1902 to 1908, 6 annual entries.
Archive reference 164-130-255
Life#
Abdülhafız Efendi was born in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1883/84 (AH 1301). 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 a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Jerusalem (Kudüs) in 1902/03 (AH 1320). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1902/03, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1902/03, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beirut, with 150 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Muhabere Memuru. 39 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 300 kuruş. Over 6 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1907/08. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 14.87 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Birthplace
- Beirut (Beyrut)
- 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)
- Middle
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Place
- Jerusalem (Kudüs)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 150
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | First work | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 150first-salary field |
| 1902 to 1908AH 1320 to 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 150 to 300 |
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03 | 150 | 500 | 380 | 5% |
| 1903/04 | 150 | 475 | 350 | 4% |
| 1904/05 | 150 | 450 | 350 | 5% |
| 1905/06 | 150 | 475 | 330 | 5% |
| 1906/07 | 200 | 450 | 300 | 10% |
| 1907/08 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 39% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
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
- Mehmet Selim EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 6 shared years
- Mehmet Besir EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 6 shared years
- Haci ibrahim Ethem EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 6 shared years
- Mustafa Esir EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 6 shared years
- Ahmet EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 5 shared years
90 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beirut (Beyrut)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Şevki EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Abdurrahim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Ahmed Hulusi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Ahmet Azmi BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Ahmet Edip EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- İbrahim EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Abdurrahim EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Tevfik Şahin EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- İbrahim EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Kâmil EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
50 officials in all. Officials born in Beirut (Beyrut)
Full record
Annual entries (6)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 164-130-255 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 164-130-255 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 164-130-255 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 164-130-255 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 164-130-255 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 164-130-255 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Abdülhafız Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1301 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | beyrut | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | beyrut | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1320 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1902 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | kudus | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 150 | Recovered 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.
- 4 annual entries of 6 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.