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Official

Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Prevadi in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1893 to 1904, 11 annual entries.

Life

Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi was born in Prevadi in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Muderris.

Schooling recorded: Darulmuallim Mektebi, with 9 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 Skopje (Üsküp) in 1893/94 (AH 1311). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1893/94, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1893/94, shows Posta Memuru in Skopje, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1896/97 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Pristina (Priştine), the salary going from 200 to 285 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Skopje). In 1900/01 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya), the salary going from 285 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Pristina). In 1901/02 the record shows Tefrik Odası in Edirne, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina). In 1902/03 the record shows Mühimme Kalemi in Thessaloniki (Selanik), the salary going from 400 to 540 kuruş a month (before: Tefrik Odası in Edirne).

The highest salary, 540 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Mühimme Kalemi. 60 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 11 years with a salary the median is 285 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 140 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 10.44 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1903/04, when 61 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1875/76 (AH 1292)
Birthplace
Prevadi
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Muderris

Education

Higher or professional
Darulmuallim Mektebi (9 years)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
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
1893/94 (AH 1311)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

Career

Career of Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1893/94AH 1311First workSkopje (Üsküp)200first-salary field
1893 to 1896AH 1311 to 1313Posta Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1893/94200
1894/95200
1895/96200
Skopje (Üsküp)200
1896 to 1900AH 1314 to 1317Muhabere Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1896/97285
1897/98285
1898/99285
1899/1900285
Pristina (Priştine)285
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400
1901/02AH 1319Tefrik OdasıEdirne400
1902 to 1904AH 1320 to 1321Mühimme Kalemi
2 entries
YearSalary
1902/03540
1903/04540
Thessaloniki (Selanik)540
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 1320540 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 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 Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1893/942005003509%
1894/952005003809%
1895/96200500352.59%
1896/9728550040017%
1897/9828550040018%
1898/9928550040018%
1899/190028550040017%
1900/0140050040031%
1901/0240050040032%
1902/0354050015060%
1903/0454047561%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
PrevadiThessalonikiSkopjePristinaIoanninaEdirne

Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

189 officials in all. Officials recorded in Pristina (Priştine)

Same school recorded

Officials with Darulmuallim Mektebi recorded

Full record

Annual entries (11)

Annual entries of Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1893/94AH 1311Posta MemuruSkopje (Üsküp)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract90_91; 179
1894/95AH 1312Posta MemuruSkopje (Üsküp)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract90_91; 179
1895/96AH 1313Posta MemuruSkopje (Üsküp)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract90_91; 179
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruPristina (Priştine)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract90_91; 179
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruPristina (Priştine)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract90_91; 179
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruPristina (Priştine)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract90_91; 179
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruPristina (Priştine)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract90_91; 179
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract90_91; 179
1901/02AH 1319Tefrik OdasıEdirne400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract90_91; 179
1902/03AH 1320Mühimme KalemiThessaloniki (Selanik)540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract90_91; 179
1903/04AH 1321Mühimme KalemiThessaloniki (Selanik)540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract90_91; 179
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 Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHüseyin Hüsnü EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1292Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceprevadiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthtunaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationMuderrisRecovered 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
SchoolDarulmuallim MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling9Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1311Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1893Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeuskupRecovered 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.
  • 11 annual entries of 11 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.