Official
Ali Rıza Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1859/60 (AH 1276). On record 1875 to 1898, 17 annual entries. Death recorded 1898/99.
Archive reference 0062_0162; 319
Life#
Born in Istanbul in 1859/60 (AH 1276), Ali Rıza Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a tradesman (esnaf). Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi); Ali Rıza also wrote Turkish and spoke Greek (Rum).
Ali Rıza began work in Chania (Hanya) in 1875/76, at about 16, paid from the start, on 400 kuruş a month. The first annual entry, for 1875/76, places Ali Rıza in Chania as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), where the entries run to 1878. Next came Heraklion (Kandiye) from 1878 to 1886. The last posts were in Galata from 1893 to 1898, with a rise to a post in the Emanet Kitabeti.
Pay rose from 400 kuruş a month in 1875/76 to a peak of 440 in 1897/98, in the Emanet Kitabeti in Galata, when 44 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 17 years of salary come to 71,220 kuruş, 66 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1897/98; the list of 1898/99 (AH 1316) gives the status word Vefat (death).
Places in order of time#
Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.
Born 1859/60 (AH 1276)
First work 1875/76 (AH 1292); 1875 to 1878 (AH 1292 to 1295)
400 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years
1878 to 1886 (AH 1296 to 1303)
285 to 300 kuruş a month; entries in 8 years
1893 to 1898 (AH 1311 to 1315)
No annual entry for 1886 to 1893 (AH 1304 to 1310) before it.
400 to 440 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years
Death recorded in the annual list of 1898/99 (AH 1316): the word Vefat, not a date of death.
Career and salary#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875/76 | 400 | 530 | 400 | 23% |
| 1876/77 | 400 | 582.5 | 410 | 17% |
| 1877/78 | 400 | 560 | 410 | 16% |
| 1878 | 400 | 600 | 500 | 17% |
| 1878/79 | 300 | 600 | 420 | 9% |
| 1879/80 | 285 | 500 | 380 | 11% |
| 1880/81 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 11% |
| 1881/82 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 10% |
| 1882/83 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 8% |
| 1883/84 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 9% |
| 1884/85 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 9% |
| 1885/86 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 9% |
| 1893/94 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1894/95 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1895/96 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 30% |
| 1896/97 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 32% |
| 1897/98 | 440 | 500 | 500 | 44% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875/76AH 1292 | First work | Chania (Hanya) | 400first-salary field |
| 1875 to 1878AH 1292 to 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Chania (Hanya) | 400 |
| 1878 to 1886AH 1296 to 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 300 to 285 |
| No annual entry: 1886 to 1893 (AH 1304 to 1310) | |||
| 1893 to 1898AH 1311 to 1315 | Emanet Kitabeti | Galata | 400 to 440 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Death recorded | ||
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1859/60 (AH 1276)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
- Death recorded
- 1898/99 (AH 1316)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
- Greek (Rum)
- Tekellumspeaking. 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
- 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Place
- Chania (Hanya)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Devamsızlıktan; Devamsızlık
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1311; 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315
Recorded with#
Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.
Same place, same years
Of the 6 officials with entries in Heraklion (Kandiye) in the same years, Ali Rıza Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Resmi Efendi7 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Mahmut Avni Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 700 kuruş
- İskarlato Roskoviç Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 850 kuruş
- Mehmet Sami Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 750 kuruş
- Halil Kemal Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 540 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 948 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Ali Rıza Efendi had the 870th highest salary.
- Süleyman Reşid Efendi12 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Unnamed official (26_188; 371)12 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Ohannes Holas Efendi12 shared years; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Mehmet Efendi12 shared years; highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Hacı Mustafa Nuri Efendi12 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
Same school
Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Ali Rıza Efendi had the 1,695th highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Hamdi Efendiborn 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendiborn 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendiborn 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Ali Saib Beyborn 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Emin Efendiborn 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 750 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Ali Rıza Efendi had the 1,175th highest salary of them.
- Ahmet Nurettin Efendiborn 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 1,300 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendiborn 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 900 kuruş
- Emin Efendiborn 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 750 kuruş
- Mahmut Aziz Efendiborn 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Mehmet Ali Beyborn 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 1,135 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 87 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292), Ali Rıza Efendi had the 74th highest salary.
- Hasan Mehdi Efendifirst entry in Shumen (Şumnu); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Mehmet Vahit Sıtkı Efendifirst entry in Silifke; highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Mustafa Raif Efendifirst entry in Kastamonu; highest salary 750 kuruş
- Necip Efendifirst entry in Thessaloniki (Selanik); highest salary 750 kuruş
- Adil Efendifirst entry in Skopje (Üsküp); highest salary 400 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (17)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Chania (Hanya) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Chania (Hanya) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Chania (Hanya) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Chania (Hanya) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Emanet Kitabeti | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Emanet Kitabeti | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Emanet Kitabeti | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Emanet Kitabeti | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Emanet Kitabeti | Galata | 440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0162; 319 |
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 (18)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ali Rıza Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1276 | 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 |
| 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) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1292 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1875 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Hanya | 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 |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlıktan used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1311; 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315 | Later annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1316 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 17 annual entries of 17 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.
Subjects
- Ali Rıza Efendi
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Heraklion (Kandiye)
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Rüşdiye school (Rüşdiye Mektebi)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)