Official
Hasan Sıtkı Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Amasya in 1861/62 (AH 1278). On record 1890 to 1897, 7 annual entries.
Archive reference 0088_0120: 235
Life#
Hasan Sıtkı Efendi was born in Amasya in 1861/62 (AH 1278), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi); Hasan Sıtkı also held a qualification (a diploma, certificate, training or decoration).
Hasan Sıtkı began work in Amasya in 1880/81, at about 19, with ten unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. Of the 5,142 officials with a known apprenticeship, fewer than 2 per cent worked unpaid for ten years or longer. From the first annual entry, for 1890/91, to 1896/97, every annual entry places Hasan Sıtkı in the same post, communications official (Muhabere Memuru), in Amasya, the birthplace.
Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1890/91 to a peak of 350 in 1896/97, as Muhabere Memuru in Amasya, when 26 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, seven years of salary come to 25,800 kuruş, 61 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1896/97.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 15% |
| 1891/92 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 16% |
| 1892/93 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1893/94 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1894/95 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1895/96 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1896/97 | 350 | 500 | 400 | 26% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81AH 1298 | First work | Amasya | 300first-salary field |
| 1890 to 1897AH 1308 to 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Amasya | 300 to 350 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Birthplace
- Amasya
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 10 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
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)
- Place
- Amasya
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
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 10 officials with entries in Amasya in the same years, Hasan Sıtkı Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Hüseyin Rüştü Efendi7 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Ahmet Tevfik Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mehmet Süreyya Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mustafa Fehmi Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 380 kuruş
- Cafer Bey2 shared years; highest salary 4,000 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 1,434 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Hasan Sıtkı Efendi had the 1,327th highest salary.
- Mehmet Arif Efendi7 shared years; highest salary 3,600 kuruş
- Mehmet Hulusi Bey7 shared years; highest salary 2,600 kuruş
- Ali Galip Efendi7 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Mehmet Akif Efendi7 shared years; highest salary 1,750 kuruş
- Mehmet Sadullah Efendi7 shared years; highest salary 1,650 kuruş
Same school
Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Hasan Sıtkı Efendi had the 2,129th highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Hulusi Efendiborn 1861/62 (AH 1278); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Ahmet Hamdi Efendiborn 1861/62 (AH 1278); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ahmet Hamdi Efendiborn 1861/62 (AH 1278); highest salary 285 kuruş
- Ahmet Refik Efendiborn 1861/62 (AH 1278); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ahmet Refik Efendiborn 1861/62 (AH 1278); highest salary 500 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 11 officials born in Amasya, Hasan Sıtkı Efendi had the 9th highest salary.
- Kigork Efendiborn 1861/62 (AH 1278); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mehmet Nuri Efendiborn 1860/61 (AH 1277); highest salary 440 kuruş
- Mustafa Nuri Efendiborn 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ahmet Daim Efendiborn 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Berdos [Bedros] Efendiborn 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 800 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 102 officials whose first annual entry is for 1890/91 (AH 1308), Hasan Sıtkı Efendi had the 84th highest salary.
- Abbas Rüştü Efendifirst entry in Amasya; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Hacı Ali Efendifirst entry in Heraklion (Kandiye); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Nuri Efendifirst entry in Heybeliada; highest salary 710 kuruş
- Mahmut Beyfirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Mehmet Bahattin Efendifirst entry in Edirne; highest salary 600 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (7)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Amasya | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0120: 235 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Amasya | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0120: 235 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Amasya | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0120: 235 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Amasya | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0120: 235 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Amasya | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0120: 235 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Amasya | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0120: 235 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Amasya | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0120: 235 |
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 | Hasan Sıtkı Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1278 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | amasya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | sivas | 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) | 10 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1298 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1881 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Amasya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
- 7 annual entries of 7 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
- Hasan Sıtkı Efendi
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Amasya
- 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)