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Official

Halil Hilmi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Loma in 1869/70 (AH 1286). On record 1897 to 1899, 2 annual entries.

Archive reference 102_217_429

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Life

Born in Loma in 1869/70 (AH 1286), Halil Hilmi Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Halil Hilmi had seven years of schooling, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi).

At about 23, in 1892/93, Halil Hilmi began work in Xanthi (İskeçe), with five unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. Both annual entries, for 1897/98 and 1898/99, place Halil Hilmi in Xanthi as a transport official (Nakliye Memuru).

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 300 kuruş a month in 1897/98, as Nakliye Memuru in Xanthi, when one in five paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1898/99.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 2 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1892/9312LomaXanthi

  1. Loma

    Born 1869/70 (AH 1286)

  2. Xanthi (İskeçe)

    First work 1892/93 (AH 1310); 1897 to 1899 (AH 1315 to 1316)

    Nakliye Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003001897/98AH 13151898/99AH 1316300 kuruşNakliye Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001897/98AH 13151898/99AH 1316This 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 Halil Hilmi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1897/9830050030019%
1898/9930050030019%

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.

Career of Halil Hilmi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1892/93AH 1310First workXanthi (İskeçe)300first-salary field
1897 to 1899AH 1315 to 1316Nakliye Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1897/98300
1898/99300
Xanthi (İskeçe)300

Record

Personal

Born
1869/70 (AH 1286)
Birthplace
Loma
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
5 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.

Languages

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1892/93 (AH 1310)
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 4 officials with entries in Xanthi (İskeçe) in the same years, Halil Hilmi Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

All 28 officials with entries in Xanthi (İskeçe)

Same job title, same years

Of the 17 officials with the title Nakliye Memuru in the same years, Halil Hilmi Efendi had the 12th highest salary.

All 82 officials with the title Nakliye Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Halil Hilmi Efendi had the 2,211th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 3 officials born in Loma, Halil Hilmi Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Loma, with the 3 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 88 officials whose first annual entry is for 1897/98 (AH 1315), Halil Hilmi Efendi had the 59th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Halil Hilmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1897/98AH 1315Nakliye MemuruXanthi (İskeçe)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_217_429
1898/99AH 1316Nakliye MemuruXanthi (İskeçe)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_217_429
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 Halil Hilmi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHalil Hilmi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1286Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacelomaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthkosovaRecovered 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)5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier 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: placeiskeceRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.
  • 2 annual entries of 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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

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