Official
Unnamed official (0049_0032; 61)
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1869/70 (AH 1286). On record 1888 to 1907, 19 annual entries.
Archive reference 0049_0032; 61
Life#
This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1869/70 (AH 1286). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Muallim.
Schooling recorded: İbtidai Mektebi (primary school), with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Armenian, with Asina; Greek (Rum), with Asina; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1888/89, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1888/89, shows Sicil Kalemi in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1895/96 the record shows Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Sicil Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1903/04 the record shows Evrak Kalemi Basmemuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 480 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul).
The highest salary, 530 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Evrak Kalemi Basmemuru. 61 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 19 years with a salary the median is 380 kuruş a month, with 9 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 125 kuruş, is seen in 1892/93. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 14.01 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 61 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Muallim
Education
- Primary
- İbtidai Mektebi (4 years)primary school
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0.5 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Armenian
- Asinafamiliarity
- Greek (Rum)
- Asinafamiliarity. 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
- 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 50
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89AH 1306 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50first-salary field |
| 1888 to 1895AH 1306 to 1312 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 to 300 |
| 1895 to 1903AH 1313 to 1320 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 to 480 |
| 1903 to 1907AH 1321 to 1324 | Evrak Kalemi Basmemuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 to 530 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 | 50 | 500 | 300 | 0% |
| 1889/90 | 85 | 500 | 350 | 2% |
| 1890/91 | 85 | 500 | 300 | 2% |
| 1891/92 | 85 | 500 | 400 | 3% |
| 1892/93 | 210 | 500 | 12% | |
| 1893/94 | 300 | 500 | 50 | 17% |
| 1894/95 | 300 | 500 | 50 | 17% |
| 1895/96 | 300 | 500 | 210 | 17% |
| 1896/97 | 350 | 500 | 217.5 | 26% |
| 1897/98 | 380 | 500 | 222.5 | 29% |
| 1898/99 | 380 | 500 | 250 | 28% |
| 1899/1900 | 450 | 500 | 300 | 43% |
| 1900/01 | 450 | 500 | 300 | 43% |
| 1901/02 | 450 | 500 | 250 | 45% |
| 1902/03 | 480 | 500 | 245 | 48% |
| 1903/04 | 500 | 475 | 51% | |
| 1904/05 | 530 | 450 | 61% | |
| 1905/06 | 530 | 475 | 62% | |
| 1906/07 | 530 | 450 | 61% |
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
- Abdullah Kemal BeyIstanbul, 19 shared years
- İbrahim Ethem EfendiIstanbul, 19 shared years
- Yusuf Agah EfendiIstanbul, 19 shared years
- Ahmed Talat EfendiIstanbul, 19 shared years
- Hüseyin Mecid EfendiIstanbul, 19 shared years
1,282 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- ibrahim Ethem Efendiİbtidai Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- ibrahim Naci Beyİbtidai Mektebi, first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Mustafa sevki Efendiİbtidai Mektebi, first annual entry 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Mıgırdıç Efendiİbtidai Mektebi, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Haci Ömer Efendiİbtidai Mektebi, first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312)
31 officials in all. Officials with İbtidai Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet EfendiIstanbul, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Ragıp EfendiIstanbul, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Raşit EfendiIstanbul, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Selahattin EfendiIstanbul, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ali Fuat EfendiIstanbul, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (19)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 85 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 85 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 85 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 210 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 480 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Evrak Kalemi Basmemuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Evrak Kalemi Basmemuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 530 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Evrak Kalemi Basmemuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 530 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Evrak Kalemi Basmemuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 530 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0032; 61 |
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 | ||
| Birth year (AH) | 1286 | 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 |
| Father's occupation | muallim | 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 | ibtidai Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0.5 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1306 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1889 | 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) | 50 | 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.
- 18 annual entries of 19 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.