Official
Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Prevadi in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1893 to 1904, 11 annual entries.
Archive reference 90_91; 179
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)
- Place
- Skopje (Üsküp)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94AH 1311 | First work | Skopje (Üsküp) | 200first-salary field |
| 1893 to 1896AH 1311 to 1313 | Posta Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 200 |
| 1896 to 1900AH 1314 to 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Pristina (Priştine) | 285 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 400 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Tefrik Odası | Edirne | 400 |
| 1902 to 1904AH 1320 to 1321 | Mühimme Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 540 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94 | 200 | 500 | 350 | 9% |
| 1894/95 | 200 | 500 | 380 | 9% |
| 1895/96 | 200 | 500 | 352.5 | 9% |
| 1896/97 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1897/98 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1898/99 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1899/1900 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1900/01 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1901/02 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
| 1902/03 | 540 | 500 | 150 | 60% |
| 1903/04 | 540 | 475 | 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 and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Unnamed official (0067_00227; sayfa no:451)Pristina (Priştine) and 1 other place, 5 shared years
- Adil EfendiPristina (Priştine), 4 shared years
- Ahmed Sadık EfendiPristina (Priştine), 4 shared years
- Emin Zihni EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik) and 1 other place, 3 shared years
- İbrahim Vehbi EfendiPristina (Priştine), 3 shared years
189 officials in all. Officials recorded in Pristina (Priştine)
Same school recorded
- İbrahim Zeki EfendiDarulmuallim Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- AHMET REFİK EFENDİDarulmuallim Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Hacı Abdülcemil EfendiDarulmuallim Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
Full record
Annual entries (11)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Posta Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_91; 179 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Posta Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_91; 179 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Posta Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_91; 179 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Pristina (Priştine) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_91; 179 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Pristina (Priştine) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_91; 179 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Pristina (Priştine) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_91; 179 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Pristina (Priştine) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_91; 179 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_91; 179 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Tefrik Odası | Edirne | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_91; 179 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Mühimme Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_91; 179 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Mühimme Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1292 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | prevadi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | tuna | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Muderris | 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 | Darulmuallim Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 9 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1311 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1893 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | uskup | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | 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.
- 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.