Official
Hüseyin Cevdet Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1901 to 1907, 6 annual entries. Death recorded 1907/08.
Archive reference 116_195; 387
Life#
Hüseyin Cevdet Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1884/85 (AH 1302). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Nezareti Muhasebecisi.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 70 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1901/02, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1901/02, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 70 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhasebe Kalemi. 39 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 6 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 130 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 41.71 per cent a year on average.
A death is recorded under 1907/08 (AH 1325): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Nezareti Muhasebecisi
- Death recorded
- 1907/08 (AH 1325)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)
- 2 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 70
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 70first-salary field |
| 1901 to 1907AH 1319 to 1324 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 70 to 400 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02 | 70 | 500 | 340 | 0% |
| 1902/03 | 200 | 500 | 350 | 9% |
| 1903/04 | 300 | 475 | 350 | 23% |
| 1904/05 | 300 | 450 | 375 | 23% |
| 1905/06 | 350 | 475 | 400 | 32% |
| 1906/07 | 400 | 450 | 400 | 39% |
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
- AHMET REFİK EFENDİIstanbul, 6 shared years
- Mehmet Selahattin EfendiIstanbul, 6 shared years
- Hafız İsmail Ataullah EfendiIstanbul, 6 shared years
- Mehmet Şükrü EfendiIstanbul, 6 shared years
- Hüseyin Memduh BeyIstanbul, 6 shared years
871 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Agah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Abdullah Avni EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Ahmed Edip EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Ahmet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Ahmet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdülkadir Hifzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Abdullah İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ahmed Edip EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ahmet Ferit EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (6)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 70 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_195; 387 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_195; 387 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_195; 387 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_195; 387 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_195; 387 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_195; 387 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hüseyin Cevdet Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1302 | 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 | telgraf nezareti muhasebecisi | 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) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1317 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1899 | 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) | 70 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1325 | 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.
- 5 annual entries of 6 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.