Official
Süleyman Sami Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ardino (Eğridere) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1906 to 1908, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 149-237-469
Life#
Süleyman Sami Efendi was born in Ardino (Eğridere) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as mudur.
Schooling recorded: İdadi Mektebi, with 9 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; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Xanthi (İskeçe) in 1905/06 (AH 1323). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 350 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Muhabere Memuru in Xanthi, with 350 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 350 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru. 36 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 350 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 52 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Birthplace
- Ardino (Eğridere)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- mudur
Education
- Idadi
- İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Greek (Rum)
- Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Place
- Xanthi (İskeçe)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 350
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06AH 1323 | First work | Xanthi (İskeçe) | 350first-salary field |
| 1906 to 1908AH 1324 to 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Xanthi (İskeçe) | 350 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07 | 350 | 450 | 300 | 36% |
| 1907/08 | 350 | 300 | 250 | 52% |
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
- Hayri EfendiXanthi (İskeçe), 2 shared years
Same school recorded
- Ahmed Hayreddin Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Ahmet Suphi Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Hafız Mustafa Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Hüseyin Naker Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- İzzet Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Xanthi (İskeçe) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-237-469 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Xanthi (İskeçe) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-237-469 |
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 (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Süleyman Sami Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1303 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | egridere | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | mudur | 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 | idadi Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 9 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1323 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1905 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | iskece | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 350 | 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.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.