Official
Ahmet Recai Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bursa in 1849/50 (AH 1266). On record 1874 to 1900, 27 annual entries. Death recorded 1900/01.
Archive reference 0065_0178; 353
Life#
Ahmet Recai Efendi was born in Bursa in 1849/50 (AH 1266). 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 Batumi (Batum) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). The official was then about 24 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1874/75, the official was about 24 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1874/75, shows Muhabere Memuru in Batumi, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Çanakkale, the salary going from 400 to 350 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Batumi). In 1879/80 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Karadeniz Ereğli, the salary going from 350 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çanakkale). In 1880/81 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Akçakoca (Akçaşehir), the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Karadeniz Ereğli). In 1881/82 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Düzce, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Akçakoca). In 1885/86 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Bolu, the salary going from 400 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Düzce). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Bilecik, the salary going from 380 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Bolu).
The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1892/93 as Muhabere Memuru. 44 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 27 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 120 kuruş, is seen in 1892/93. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.86 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1899/1900, when 47 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1900/01 (AH 1318): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1849/50 (AH 1266)
- Birthplace
- Bursa
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Death recorded
- 1900/01 (AH 1318)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
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
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Place
- Batumi (Batum)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75AH 1291 | First work | Batumi (Batum) | 400first-salary field |
| 1874 to 1876AH 1291 to 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Batumi (Batum) | 400 |
| 1876 to 1879AH 1293 to 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Çanakkale | 350 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Karadeniz Ereğli | 380 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Akçakoca (Akçaşehir) | 400 |
| 1881 to 1885AH 1299 to 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Düzce | 400 |
| 1885 to 1892AH 1303 to 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Bolu | 380 |
| 1892 to 1900AH 1310 to 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 500 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75 | 400 | 535 | 450 | 23% |
| 1875/76 | 400 | 530 | 400 | 23% |
| 1876/77 | 350 | 582.5 | 410 | 15% |
| 1877/78 | 350 | 560 | 410 | 15% |
| 1878 | 350 | 600 | 500 | 15% |
| 1878/79 | 350 | 600 | 420 | 15% |
| 1879/80 | 380 | 500 | 380 | 22% |
| 1880/81 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 34% |
| 1881/82 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1882/83 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 28% |
| 1883/84 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1884/85 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1885/86 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1886/87 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1887/88 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1888/89 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 21% |
| 1889/90 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 21% |
| 1890/91 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 22% |
| 1891/92 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 24% |
| 1892/93 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 44% |
| 1893/94 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1894/95 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1895/96 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
| 1896/97 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 49% |
| 1897/98 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 49% |
| 1898/99 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 48% |
| 1899/1900 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Not drawn. No position recorded: Batumi.
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.
Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar (DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK, 2019). Name as printed: Ahmed Recai Efendi. PDF pages 73 and 74.
Probable link: same name and birthplace
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Salih Sabri EfendiBolu, 7 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiBolu, 5 shared years
- İsmail Ferit EfendiBilecik, 4 shared years
- Mehmet Haşim EfendiÇanakkale, 4 shared years
- Mustafa Şükrü EfendiÇanakkale, 3 shared years
29 officials in all. Officials recorded in Bilecik
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Besim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Haydar BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Hayri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Refik BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiBursa, born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Unnamed official (0049_0022; 41)Bursa, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Unnamed official (0006_0309; 613)Bursa, born 1854/55 (AH 1271)
- Ahmet Rüştü EfendiBursa, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Kâmil EfendiBursa, born 1857/58 (AH 1274)
37 officials in all. Officials born in Bursa
Full record
Annual entries (27)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhabere Memuru | Batumi (Batum) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Batumi (Batum) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Çanakkale | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Çanakkale | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Çanakkale | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Çanakkale | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Karadeniz Ereğli | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Akçakoca (Akçaşehir) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Düzce | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Düzce | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Düzce | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Düzce | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Bolu | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Bolu | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Bolu | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Bolu | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Bolu | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Bolu | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Bolu | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0178; 353 |
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 (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ahmet Recai Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1266 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | bursa | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | hudavendigar | 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) | 1291 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1874 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Batum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1318 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- 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.
- 27 annual entries of 27 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.