Official
Abdullah Avni Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kırşehir in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1907 to 1909, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 151-190-375
Life#
Abdullah Avni Efendi was born in Kırşehir in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Banka Memuru.
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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Kırşehir in 1902/03 (AH 1320). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1907/08, the official was about 26 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1907/08, shows Muhabere Memuru in Kırşehir, with 250 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Muhabere Memuru. 28 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 300 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1908/09, when 26 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Birthplace
- Kırşehir
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Banka Memuru
Education
- Idadi
- İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 5 years
- 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Place
- Kırşehir
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | First work | Kırşehir | 250first-salary field |
| 1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326 | Muhabere Memuru | Kırşehir | 250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08 | 250 | 300 | 250 | 28% |
| 1908/09 | 250 | 350 | 250 | 26% |
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.
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Kırşehir doğumlu devlet adamları (TÜLAY TERYAKİOĞLU, 2013). Name as printed: Abdullah Avni Efendi. Printed page 76, PDF page 87.
Probable link: same name and birthplace; served in the place the work covers
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mustafa Remzi EfendiKırşehir, 2 shared years
- Halid EfendiKırşehir, 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abidin Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Ahmet Müeyyed Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Ahmet Naci Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Ahmet Şevket Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Ali Mazhar Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ali Fuad EfendiKırşehir, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Ömer Lütfi EfendiKırşehir, born 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Mehmet Sait EfendiKırşehir, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Kırşehir | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 151-190-375 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muhabere Memuru | Kırşehir | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 151-190-375 |
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 | Abdullah Avni Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | kirsehir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | ankara | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Banka Memuru | 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) | 5 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1320 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1902 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | kirsehir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 250 | 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.