Official
Faik Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sana'a (Sana) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1888 to 1902, 14 annual entries. Death recorded 1903/04.
Archive reference 58_0014; 25
Life#
Faik Efendi was born in Sana'a (Sana) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Rum Mektebi, with 4 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 Istanbul in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1888/89, the official was about 14 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1888/89, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, the salary going from 250 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1893/94 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 500 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Edirne). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, the salary going from 250 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Gelibolu, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Edirne). In 1901/02 the record shows 3. Müdür in Seferihisar, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Gelibolu).
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as 3. Müdür. 67 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 14 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 250 kuruş, is seen in 1892/93. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.82 per cent a year on average.
A death is recorded under 1903/04 (AH 1321): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Birthplace
- Sana'a (Sana)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Death recorded
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Community school
- Rum Mektebi (4 years)Greek Orthodox (Rum) school
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives 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
- 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Görev ihmali / Merkezin emanet pul ve telgraf hülasatından zuhur eden üç bin dokuz yüz kuruş noksanı tesviye ettirilerek bir gûnâ ilişiği kalmamış ise de muamelat-ı nakdiyeye tabi reʼsen memuriyete istihdama münasip olamayacağından hüsn-i rızasıyla bin üç yüz yirmi bir senesi Cemaziyelevvelinin onunda 22 Temmuz sene 319 dört yüz elli kuruş maaşla ve becayiş suretiyle İzmir; Görev İhmali
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89AH 1306 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200first-salary field |
| 1888 to 1892AH 1306 to 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 to 250 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 500 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 |
| 1894 to 1899AH 1312 to 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 300 to 500 |
| 1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Gelibolu | 500 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | 3. Müdür | Seferihisar | 600 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 5% |
| 1889/90 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 7% |
| 1890/91 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 10% |
| 1891/92 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 12% |
| 1892/93 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 44% |
| 1893/94 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 13% |
| 1894/95 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1895/96 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1896/97 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 49% |
| 1897/98 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 49% |
| 1898/99 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 48% |
| 1899/1900 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
| 1900/01 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
| 1901/02 | 600 | 500 | 540 | 67% |
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
- Ahmet Fazıl BeyIstanbul and 1 other place, 7 shared years
- Yusuf Cemal EfendiEdirne and 1 other place, 7 shared years
- ibrahim Kamil EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 7 shared years
- Abdüllatif EfendiEdirne and 1 other place, 6 shared years
- Süleyman EfendiEdirne, 6 shared years
757 officials in all. Officials recorded in Edirne
Same school recorded
- Kostaki Kudsi EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- AHMET ELMAS EFENDiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Ali Fuat EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Yuvan Fahri EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Aleko EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
60 officials in all. Officials with Rum Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Unnamed official (0085_0150: 295)Sana'a (Sana), born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ali EfendiSana'a (Sana), born 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Mehmet Muhtar EfendiSana'a (Sana), born 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Full record
Annual entries (14)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Gelibolu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Gelibolu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | 3. Müdür | Seferihisar | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0014; 25 |
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 | Faik Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1292 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1294 other value | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1293 other value | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | sana | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | yemen | 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 | Rum Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | 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) | 1306 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1889 | 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) | 200 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Görev ihmali / Merkezin emanet pul ve telgraf hülasatından zuhur eden üç bin dokuz yüz kuruş noksanı tesviye ettirilerek bir gûnâ ilişiği kalmamış ise de muamelat-ı nakdiyeye tabi reʼsen memuriyete istihdama münasip olamayacağından hüsn-i rızasıyla bin üç yüz yirmi bir senesi Cemaziyelevvelinin onunda 22 Temmuz sene 319 dört yüz elli kuruş maaşla ve becayiş suretiyle İzmir used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Görev İhmali other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1321 | 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.
- 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.
- 14 annual entries of 14 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.