Official
Osman Nuri Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1878/79 (AH 1296). On record 1902 to 1904, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 121-87-169
Life#
Osman Nuri Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1878/79 (AH 1296). 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). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1902/03 (AH 1320). The official was then about 23 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 1902/03, the official was about 23 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1902/03, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 50 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Muhasebe Kalemi. Less than 1 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 2 years with a salary the median is 50 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1903/04, when less than 1 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- 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.
Languages
- 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
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 50
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50first-salary field |
| 1902 to 1904AH 1320 to 1321 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 |
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 | 50 | 500 | 350 | 0% |
| 1903/04 | 50 | 475 | 350 | 0% |
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.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Hüseyin Nuri EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- İBRAHİM KEMALETTİN EFENDİIstanbul, 2 shared years
- MEHMET TEVFİK EFENDİIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Mustafa Fahrettin EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- ZİYAETTİN EFENDİIstanbul, 2 shared years
681 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdülhafız EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- 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)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmed Refik EfendiIstanbul, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Ahmet Bahaettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Ahmet Halit EfendiIstanbul, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Ahmet Hulusi EfendiIstanbul, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- AHMET KEMAL EFENDİIstanbul, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-87-169 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-87-169 |
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 | Osman Nuri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1296 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | 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 | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 50 | 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.
- 2 annual entries of 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.