Official
Ahmet Ziya Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1899 to 1909, 10 annual entries.
Archive reference 119-56-107
Life#
Ahmet Ziya Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Mektebi Menabi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. 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 1897/98 (AH 1315). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1899/1900, the official was about 23 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1899/1900, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 170 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Muhasebe Kalemi. 17 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 10 years with a salary the median is 132.5 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 30 kuruş, is seen in 1907/08. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 6.07 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1908/09, when 16 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Other named school
- Mektebi Menabi (7 years)
- 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
- 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
Legal records
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1327
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98AH 1315 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100first-salary field |
| 1899 to 1909AH 1317 to 1326 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 to 170 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900 | 100 | 500 | 300 | 0% |
| 1900/01 | 100 | 500 | 300 | 1% |
| 1901/02 | 100 | 500 | 340 | 1% |
| 1902/03 | 100 | 500 | 350 | 1% |
| 1903/04 | 125 | 475 | 350 | 3% |
| 1904/05 | 140 | 450 | 375 | 4% |
| 1905/06 | 140 | 475 | 400 | 5% |
| 1906/07 | 140 | 450 | 400 | 6% |
| 1907/08 | 170 | 300 | 300 | 17% |
| 1908/09 | 170 | 350 | 16% |
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.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet hayri efendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- Abdulgafur Hamit EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- Musa Kazım EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- Hüseyin Mazlum EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- Haydar Rıfat EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
1,050 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Faik EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Cemil EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Feyzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Nefi EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (10)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-56-107 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-56-107 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-56-107 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-56-107 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 125 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-56-107 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 140 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-56-107 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 140 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-56-107 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 140 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-56-107 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 170 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-56-107 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 170 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-56-107 |
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 | Ahmet Ziya Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1293 | 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 | mektebi menabi | 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 |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 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) | 1315 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1897 | 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) | 100 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1327 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- 7 annual entries of 10 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.