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Official

Unnamed official (0087_0143, sayfa no:283.)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). On record 1896 to 1906, 10 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1879/80 (AH 1297). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 13 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 16 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Muhabere Memuru in Kadıköy, with 100 kuruş a month. In 1900/01 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Üsküdar, the salary going from 100 to 150 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kadıköy). In 1905/06 the record shows Posta Memuru in Kadıköy, with 150 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Üsküdar).

The highest salary, 150 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Muhabere Memuru. 4 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 10 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1900/01. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.61 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 5 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1879/80 (AH 1297)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 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.

First work

Year
1892/93 (AH 1310)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0087_0143, sayfa no:283.), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1892/93AH 1310First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)100first-salary field
1896 to 1900AH 1314 to 1317Muhabere Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1896/97100
1897/98100
1898/99100
1899/1900100
Kadıköy100
1900 to 1905AH 1318 to 1322Muhabere Memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1900/01150
1901/02150
1902/03150
1903/04150
1904/05150
Üsküdar150
1905/06AH 1323Posta MemuruKadıköy150
Monthly salary, kuruş
0501001501896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322150 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Unnamed official (0087_0143, sayfa no:283.) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1896/971005004002%
1897/981005004002%
1898/991005004002%
1899/19001005004000%
1900/011505004004%
1901/021505004005%
1902/031505003805%
1903/041504753504%
1904/051504503505%
1905/061504754005%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulKadıköyÜsküdar

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Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

33 officials in all. Officials recorded in Kadıköy

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (10)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0087_0143, sayfa no:283.)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruKadıköy100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0143, Sayfa No:283.
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruKadıköy100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0143, Sayfa No:283.
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruKadıköy100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0143, Sayfa No:283.
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruKadıköy100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0143, Sayfa No:283.
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruÜsküdar150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0143, Sayfa No:283.
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruÜsküdar150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0143, Sayfa No:283.
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruÜsküdar150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0143, Sayfa No:283.
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruÜsküdar150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0143, Sayfa No:283.
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruÜsküdar150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0143, Sayfa No:283.
1905/06AH 1323Posta MemuruKadıköy150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0143, Sayfa No:283.
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)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0087_0143, sayfa no:283.) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1297Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationEsnafRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)4Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1310Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)100Recovered 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.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.