Official
Hüsnü Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1846/47 (AH 1263). On record 1869 to 1893, 25 annual entries. Death recorded 1893/94.
Archive reference 0065_0093; 183
Life#
Hüsnü Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1846/47 (AH 1263). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1869/70, the official was about 22 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1869/70, shows Muhabere Memuru in Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova), with 400 kuruş a month. In 1871/72 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 400 to 140 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Veliko Tarnovo). In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1880/81 the record shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu).
The highest salary, 700 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1887/88 as Muhasebe Kalemi. 71 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 25 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 7 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 110 kuruş, is seen in 1872/73. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.36 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1892/93, when 73 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1893/94 (AH 1311): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1846/47 (AH 1263)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Death recorded
- 1893/94 (AH 1311)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 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
- 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68AH 1284 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400first-salary field |
| 1869 to 1871AH 1286 to 1287 | Muhabere Memuru | Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) | 400 |
| 1871 to 1876AH 1288 to 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 140 to 400 |
| 1876 to 1880AH 1293 to 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 500 |
| 1880 to 1893AH 1298 to 1310 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 600 to 700 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 18% |
| 1870/71 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 20% |
| 1871/72 | 140 | 550 | 400 | 1% |
| 1872/73 | 250 | 550 | 400 | 7% |
| 1873/74 | 315 | 500 | 400 | 15% |
| 1874/75 | 400 | 535 | 450 | 23% |
| 1875/76 | 400 | 530 | 400 | 23% |
| 1876/77 | 500 | 582.5 | 410 | 36% |
| 1877/78 | 500 | 560 | 410 | 36% |
| 1878 | 500 | 600 | 500 | 33% |
| 1878/79 | 550 | 600 | 420 | 45% |
| 1879/80 | 500 | 500 | 380 | 47% |
| 1880/81 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1881/82 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1882/83 | 600 | 500 | 320 | 59% |
| 1883/84 | 600 | 500 | 320 | 59% |
| 1884/85 | 600 | 500 | 390 | 59% |
| 1885/86 | 600 | 500 | 380 | 58% |
| 1886/87 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1887/88 | 700 | 500 | 400 | 71% |
| 1888/89 | 700 | 500 | 310 | 72% |
| 1889/90 | 700 | 500 | 250 | 73% |
| 1890/91 | 700 | 500 | 272.5 | 73% |
| 1891/92 | 700 | 500 | 200 | 73% |
| 1892/93 | 700 | 500 | 182.5 | 73% |
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
- Yorkiyadi Yorkiyadi EfendiBeyoğlu and 1 other place, 19 shared years
- Artin Resimciyan EfendiBeyoğlu, 18 shared years
- omer Salim EfendiBeyoğlu, 18 shared years
- Hamparsom Akna EfendiBeyoğlu, 18 shared years
- Setrak Sarrafyan EfendiBeyoğlu, 18 shared years
478 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Abdullah Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Abdurrahman Nuri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Halit EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Reşid BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Faik EfendiIstanbul, born 1846/47 (AH 1263)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, born 1846/47 (AH 1263)
- Ahmet Reşid BeyIstanbul, born 1846/47 (AH 1263)
- Avadis Şalcıyan EfendiIstanbul, born 1846/47 (AH 1263)
- Cemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1846/47 (AH 1263)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (25)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Muhabere Memuru | Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Muhabere Memuru | Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 140 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 315 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0093; 183 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hüsnü Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1263 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | 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 | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1284 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1867 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1311 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- 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.
- 24 annual entries of 25 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.