Official
Yusuf Ziya Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Van in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1904 to 1907, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 148-146-287
Life#
Yusuf Ziya Efendi was born in Van in 1881/82 (AH 1299). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Van in 1897/98 (AH 1315). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 7 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 22 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Posta Memuru in Van, with 250 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Posta Memuru. 14 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 3 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 1906/07, when 15 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Birthplace
- Van
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 7 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
- 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
- Van
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98AH 1315 | First work | Van | 250first-salary field |
| 1904 to 1907AH 1322 to 1324 | Posta Memuru | Van | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 | 250 | 450 | 400 | 14% |
| 1905/06 | 250 | 475 | 400 | 14% |
| 1906/07 | 250 | 450 | 320 | 15% |
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
- Unnamed official (0156_0027; 51)Van, 3 shared years
- Mehmet Kamil EfendiVan, 3 shared years
- Ahmet Rüştü EfendiVan, 3 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiVan, 2 shared years
- İsmail Zühtü EfendiVan, 2 shared years
13 officials in all. Officials recorded in Van
Same school recorded
- Abdülcabbar EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdülhalim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdullah Nazım EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdurrahman Sırrı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Osman EfendiVan, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Mustafa Enver EfendiVan, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Unnamed official (0156_0027; 51)Van, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Abdülmecid EfendiVan, born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Ahmet Muhtar EfendiVan, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
34 officials in all. Officials born in Van
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Posta Memuru | Van | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-146-287 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Posta Memuru | Van | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-146-287 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Posta Memuru | Van | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-146-287 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Yusuf Ziya Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1299 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | van | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | van | 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 |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier 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 | Van | 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.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 2 annual entries of 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.