Official
Veli Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Akşehir in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1902 to 1910, 8 annual entries.
Archive reference 189-134-133
Life#
Veli Efendi was born in Akşehir in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Omeraga in 1902/03 (AH 1320). The official was then about 27 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1902/03, the official was about 27 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1902/03, shows Muhabere Memuru in Aleppo (Halep), with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1909/10 as Muhabere Memuru. 50 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 462.5 kuruş. Over 8 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1909/10. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 7.57 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Birthplace
- Akşehir
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- 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
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Place
- Omeraga
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | First work | Omeraga | 300first-salary field |
| 1902 to 1910AH 1320 to 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 300 to 500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03 | 300 | 500 | 380 | 21% |
| 1903/04 | 300 | 475 | 350 | 23% |
| 1904/05 | 300 | 450 | 350 | 23% |
| 1905/06 | 300 | 475 | 330 | 23% |
| 1906/07 | 300 | 450 | 300 | 25% |
| 1907/08 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 39% |
| 1908/09 | 300 | 350 | 250 | 36% |
| 1909/10 | 500 | 462.5 | 300 | 50% |
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
- Unnamed official (26_188; 371)Aleppo (Halep), 8 shared years
- AHMET KEMAL EFENDİAleppo (Halep), 5 shared years
- Fetullah EfendiAleppo (Halep), 5 shared years
- Mehmet Ali BeyAleppo (Halep), 5 shared years
- Mehmet Cemil EfendiAleppo (Halep), 4 shared years
72 officials in all. Officials recorded in Aleppo (Halep)
Same school recorded
- Hacı Hüseyin EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Henry Kitasyoli Efendi.Sıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Hüseyin Avni EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Unnamed official (0156_182; 361)Sıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- İsak Marbut EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mehmet Ali EfendiAkşehir, born 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Halil Kamil EfendiAkşehir, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
Full record
Annual entries (8)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-134-133 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-134-133 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-134-133 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-134-133 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-134-133 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-134-133 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-134-133 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-134-133 |
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 | Veli Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1292 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | aksehir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | konya | 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 | Sibyan 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) | 1320 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1902 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | omeraga | 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.
- 4 annual entries of 8 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.