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Official

Hafız Ahmet Necati Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ertuben in 1878 (AH 1295). On record 1904 to 1907, 3 annual entries.

Life

Hafız Ahmet Necati Efendi was born in Ertuben in 1878 (AH 1295). 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 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 Giresun in 1896/97 (AH 1314). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 8 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1904/05, the official was about 26 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Trabzon, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1906/07 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Ünye, with 350 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Trabzon).

The highest salary, 350 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 32 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 350 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 18.32 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 36 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1878 (AH 1295)
Birthplace
Ertuben
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
8 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
1896/97 (AH 1314)
Place
Giresun
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

Career

Career of Hafız Ahmet Necati Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1896/97AH 1314First workGiresun250first-salary field
1904 to 1906AH 1322 to 1323Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
2 entries
YearSalary
1904/05250
1905/06350
Trabzon250 to 350
1906/07AH 1324Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiÜnye350
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003004001904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324350 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324This 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 Hafız Ahmet Necati Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1904/0525045045514%
1905/0635047544532%
1906/0735045035036%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
GiresunÜnyeTrabzon

Not drawn. No position recorded: Ertuben.

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

26 officials in all. Officials recorded in Trabzon

Same school recorded

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

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Hafız Ahmet Necati Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1904/05AH 1322Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiTrabzon250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract145-216-427
1905/06AH 1323Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiTrabzon350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract145-216-427
1906/07AH 1324Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiÜnye350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract145-216-427
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 Hafız Ahmet Necati Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHafız Ahmet Necati EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1295Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceertubenRecovered 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)8Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1314Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1896Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeGiresunRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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.