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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.

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)
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)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
50

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0049_0032; 61), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1888/89AH 1306First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)50first-salary field
1888 to 1895AH 1306 to 1312Sicil Kalemi
7 entries
YearSalary
1888/8950
1889/9085
1890/9185
1891/9285
1892/93210
1893/94300
1894/95300
Istanbul (Dersaadet)50 to 300
1895 to 1903AH 1313 to 1320Evrak Kalemi
8 entries
YearSalary
1895/96300
1896/97350
1897/98380
1898/99380
1899/1900450
1900/01450
1901/02450
1902/03480
Istanbul (Dersaadet)300 to 480
1903 to 1907AH 1321 to 1324Evrak Kalemi Basmemuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1903/04500
1904/05530
1905/06530
1906/07530
Istanbul (Dersaadet)500 to 530
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320530 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001,0001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Unnamed official (0049_0032; 61) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1888/89505003000%
1889/90855003502%
1890/91855003002%
1891/92855004003%
1892/9321050012%
1893/943005005017%
1894/953005005017%
1895/9630050021017%
1896/97350500217.526%
1897/98380500222.529%
1898/9938050025028%
1899/190045050030043%
1900/0145050030043%
1901/0245050025045%
1902/0348050024548%
1903/0450047551%
1904/0553045061%
1905/0653047562%
1906/0753045061%

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

1,282 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

31 officials in all. Officials with İbtidai Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (19)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0049_0032; 61)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1888/89AH 1306Sicil KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)50Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1889/90AH 1307Sicil KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)85Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1890/91AH 1308Sicil KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)85Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1891/92AH 1309Sicil KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)85Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1892/93AH 1310Sicil KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)210Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1893/94AH 1311Sicil KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1894/95AH 1312Sicil KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1895/96AH 1313Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1896/97AH 1314Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1897/98AH 1315Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1898/99AH 1316Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1899/1900AH 1317Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1900/01AH 1318Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1901/02AH 1319Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1902/03AH 1320Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)480Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1903/04AH 1321Evrak Kalemi BasmemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1904/05AH 1322Evrak Kalemi BasmemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)530Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1905/06AH 1323Evrak Kalemi BasmemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)530Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0032; 61
1906/07AH 1324Evrak Kalemi BasmemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)530Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_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)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0049_0032; 61) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1286Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmuallimRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
Schoolibtidai MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0.5Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1306Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1889Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)50Recovered 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.