Official
Unnamed official (0049_0045; 87)
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Edirne in 1863/64 (AH 1280). On record 1879 to 1900, 21 annual entries.
Archive reference 0049_0045; 87
Life#
This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Edirne in 1863/64 (AH 1280). 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: Greek (Rum), with Asina; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) in 1878/79 (AH 1296). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1879/80, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1879/80, shows Nakliye Memuru in Didymoteicho, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1882/83 the record shows Nakliye Memuru in Keşan, the salary going from 200 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Nakliye Memuru in Didymoteicho). In 1884/85 the record shows Nakliye Memuru in Feres (Ferecik), with 380 kuruş a month (before: Nakliye Memuru in Keşan). In 1885/86 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Mount Athos (Aynaroz), the salary going from 380 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Nakliye Memuru in Feres). In 1888/89 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Berat, the salary going from 750 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Mount Athos). In 1889/90 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kavak, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Berat). 2 further changes of title or place follow in the record. In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Prizren, with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Rize). In 1893/94 the record shows Memur in Skopje (Üsküp), the salary going from 380 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Prizren). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ankara, the salary going from 200 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Skopje). In 1896/97 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ankara). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Erzincan, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Edirne).
The highest salary, 750 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1887/88 as Muhabere Memuru. 73 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 21 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 220 kuruş, is seen in 1885/86. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.03 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1899/1900, when 31 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Birthplace
- Edirne
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- Greek (Rum)
- Asinafamiliarity. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 150
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- İşret / Mumaileyhin bir gece saat üçde mahallinin uygunsuz takımları Hükumet Konağı’na yakın olan hanesine toplanub ve bunlara kendü ailesi tarafından rakı dağıttırarak gürültü çıkardıkları ve Umum mahallat halkıyla jandarma ve polis efradı hanesinin etrafına yığılıp bin türlü kıl ü kal ittikleri Polis Komiserliği tarafından makam-ı Mutasarrıfi’ye bi’l-ita Merkez Müdüriyeti’ne havale olunan jurnal-i resmide gösterildiği ve şu hali mahalli ahali tarafından çarşu ve pazarda zemin-i şikayetde söylenmekte olduğu ruhsat-ı Memurine ve şan-ı İslamına yakışmayan halatı ile hakkında şikayat tekerrür ederek şu haliyle yalılarda bekası Memuriyeti caiz olamıyacağı cihetle bin üç yüz on yedi senesi Zilkade’sinin on yedisinde 5 Mart sene 1316 ceza-i maaş haliyle Erzincan Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere Memuriyeti’ne nakl olunduğu; İşret
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1878/79AH 1296 | First work | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 150first-salary field |
| 1879 to 1882AH 1297 to 1299 | Nakliye Memuru | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 150 to 200 |
| 1882 to 1884AH 1300 to 1301 | Nakliye Memuru | Keşan | 380 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Nakliye Memuru | Feres (Ferecik) | 380 |
| 1885 to 1888AH 1303 to 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Mount Athos (Aynaroz) | 600 to 750 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Berat | 600 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Kavak | 500 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Fatsa | 500 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Rize | 380 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Prizren | 380 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Memur | Skopje (Üsküp) | 200 |
| 1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Ankara | 400 |
| 1896 to 1899AH 1314 to 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 400 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Erzincan | 400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879/80 | 150 | 500 | 4% | |
| 1880/81 | 200 | 500 | 5% | |
| 1881/82 | 200 | 500 | 5% | |
| 1882/83 | 380 | 500 | 18% | |
| 1883/84 | 380 | 500 | 18% | |
| 1884/85 | 380 | 500 | 200 | 18% |
| 1885/86 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1886/87 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1887/88 | 750 | 500 | 400 | 73% |
| 1888/89 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1889/90 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1890/91 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1891/92 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 24% |
| 1892/93 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 24% |
| 1893/94 | 200 | 500 | 225 | 9% |
| 1894/95 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1895/96 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1896/97 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
| 1897/98 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
| 1898/99 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1899/1900 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
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
- Yanko EfendiEdirne and 1 other place, 5 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiEdirne, 3 shared years
- Aneklaki Mahir EfendiDidymoteicho (Dimetoka), 3 shared years
- Yasef EfendiEdirne, 3 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiMount Athos (Aynaroz), 3 shared years
123 officials in all. Officials recorded in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Abdurrahman Rüştü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Ahmet Fazıl BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Ahmet Midhat BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Ali Galib EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1879/80 (AH 1297)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- İbrahim Ethem EfendiEdirne, born 1862/63 (AH 1279)
- Mehmet Azmi EfendiEdirne, born 1862/63 (AH 1279)
- Artin EfendiEdirne, born 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Hakkı EfendiEdirne, born 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Ropen EfendiEdirne, born 1861/62 (AH 1278)
65 officials in all. Officials born in Edirne
Full record
Annual entries (21)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Nakliye Memuru | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Nakliye Memuru | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Nakliye Memuru | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Nakliye Memuru | Keşan | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Nakliye Memuru | Keşan | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Nakliye Memuru | Feres (Ferecik) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Mount Athos (Aynaroz) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Mount Athos (Aynaroz) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Mount Athos (Aynaroz) | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Berat | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Kavak | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Fatsa | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Rize | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Prizren | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Memur | Skopje (Üsküp) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Ankara | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Ankara | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Erzincan | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0045; 87 |
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 (16)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Birth year (AH) | 1280 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Esnaf | 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) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1296 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1879 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Dimetoka | 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 |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | İşret / Mumaileyhin bir gece saat üçde mahallinin uygunsuz takımları Hükumet Konağı’na yakın olan hanesine toplanub ve bunlara kendü ailesi tarafından rakı dağıttırarak gürültü çıkardıkları ve Umum mahallat halkıyla jandarma ve polis efradı hanesinin etrafına yığılıp bin türlü kıl ü kal ittikleri Polis Komiserliği tarafından makam-ı Mutasarrıfi’ye bi’l-ita Merkez Müdüriyeti’ne havale olunan jurnal-i resmide gösterildiği ve şu hali mahalli ahali tarafından çarşu ve pazarda zemin-i şikayetde söylenmekte olduğu ruhsat-ı Memurine ve şan-ı İslamına yakışmayan halatı ile hakkında şikayat tekerrür ederek şu haliyle yalılarda bekası Memuriyeti caiz olamıyacağı cihetle bin üç yüz on yedi senesi Zilkade’sinin on yedisinde 5 Mart sene 1316 ceza-i maaş haliyle Erzincan Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere Memuriyeti’ne nakl olunduğu used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İşret other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 21 annual entries of 21 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.