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Official

Ali Riza Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sivas in 1861/62 (AH 1278). On record 1900 to 1903, 3 annual entries.

Archive reference 114_232; 459

Life

Ali Riza Efendi was born in Sivas in 1861/62 (AH 1278). 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 1880/81 (AH 1298). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). At the first annual entry, in 1900/01, the official was about 39 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows 3. Müdür in Alucra, with 500 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as 3. Müdür. 47 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 3 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1902/03, when 49 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1861/62 (AH 1278)
Birthplace
Sivas
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 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
1880/81 (AH 1298)

Career

Career of Ali Riza Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1880/81AH 1298First work
1900 to 1903AH 1318 to 13203. Müdür
3 entries
YearSalary
1900/01500
1901/02500
1902/03500
Alucra500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 1320500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
5001,0001900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 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 Ali Riza Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1900/0150050054047%
1901/0250050054049%
1902/0350050054049%

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

Placesbornannual entries
SivasAlucra

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

Named in scholarly works

No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.

Possible links: 22 entries in 2 works

Recorded with

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

94 officials in all. Officials born in Sivas

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Ali Riza Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1900/01AH 13183. MüdürAlucra500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract114_232; 459
1901/02AH 13193. MüdürAlucra500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract114_232; 459
1902/03AH 13203. MüdürAlucra500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract114_232; 459
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 (12)

Recorded values of Ali Riza Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAli Riza EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1278Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsivasRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1298Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1881Recovered 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.
  • 3 annual entries of 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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