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Official

AHMET HULUSİ EFENDİ

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Van in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1903 to 1906, 3 annual entries.

Archive reference 115_129; 255

Compare AHMET HULUSİ EFENDİ with other officials

Life

Born in Van in 1873/74 (AH 1290), AHMET HULUSİ EFENDİ came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a tradesman (esnaf). Schooling took four years, at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi).

Work began in Adana in 1899/1900, at about 26, with four unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1903/04, places AHMET HULUSİ in Adana as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru). The last post was in Aleppo (Halep) in 1905/06.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 250 kuruş a month in 1903/04, as Muhabere Memuru in Adana, when 14 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over three years the salaries add up to 9,000 kuruş, 53 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1905/06.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1899/19001905/06123VanAdanaAleppo

  1. Van

    Born 1873/74 (AH 1290)

  2. Adana

    First work 1899/1900 (AH 1317); 1903 to 1905 (AH 1321 to 1322)

    Muhabere Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Aleppo (Halep)

    1905/06 (AH 1323)

    Muhabere Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003001903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 1323250 kuruşMuhabere Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 1323This 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 AHMET HULUSİ EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1903/0425047535014%
1904/0525045035014%
1905/0625047533014%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of AHMET HULUSİ EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1899/1900AH 1317First workAdana200first-salary field
1903 to 1905AH 1321 to 1322Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1903/04250
1904/05250
Adana250
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruAleppo (Halep)250

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Birthplace
Van
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1899/1900 (AH 1317)
Place
Adana
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 22 officials with entries in Adana in the same years, AHMET HULUSİ EFENDİ had the lowest salary.

All 150 officials with entries in Adana

Same job title, same years

Of the 1,090 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, AHMET HULUSİ EFENDİ had the 883rd highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 745 have a recorded salary; AHMET HULUSİ EFENDİ had the 698th highest salary of them.

All 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 35 officials born in Van, AHMET HULUSİ EFENDİ had the 28th highest salary.

The page of Van, with the 35 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321), AHMET HULUSİ EFENDİ had the 101st highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of AHMET HULUSİ EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruAdana250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract115_129; 255
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruAdana250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract115_129; 255
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruAleppo (Halep)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract115_129; 255
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 (14)

Recorded values of AHMET HULUSİ EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAHMET HULUSİ EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1290Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacevanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthvanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationesnafRecovered 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
SchoolSibyan 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)4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1317Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1899Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeAdanaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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.
  • 3 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.

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