Official
Ali Ekrem Bey
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1868/69 (AH 1285). On record 1889 to 1899, 10 annual entries.
Archive reference 58- 0046;89
Life#
Ali Ekrem Bey was born in Istanbul in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Konsolos.
Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Sultani, with 14 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 Istanbul in 1889/90 (AH 1307). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 75 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1889/90, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1889/90, shows Muhendis Kalemi in Istanbul, with 75 kuruş a month. In 1898/99 the record shows Fen Kalemi Mudur Muavini in Istanbul, the salary going from 400 to 1,500 kuruş a month (before: Muhendis Kalemi in Istanbul).
The highest salary, 1,500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1898/99 as Fen Kalemi Mudur Muavini. 95 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 10 years with a salary the median is 75 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 1,100 kuruş, is seen in 1898/99. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 39.5 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Konsolos
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mekteb-i Sultani (14 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0.5 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- 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
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 75
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Devamsızlık / terk-i memuriyetle mahall-i ahere savuştuğu cihetle açığa çıkarıldığı; Devamsızlık
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90AH 1307 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 75first-salary field |
| 1889 to 1898AH 1307 to 1315 | Muhendis Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 75 to 400 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Fen Kalemi Mudur Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90 | 75 | 500 | 100 | 1% |
| 1890/91 | 75 | 500 | 100 | 2% |
| 1891/92 | 75 | 500 | 250 | 2% |
| 1892/93 | 75 | 500 | 400 | 2% |
| 1893/94 | 75 | 500 | 400 | 2% |
| 1894/95 | 75 | 500 | 500 | 2% |
| 1895/96 | 75 | 500 | 425 | 2% |
| 1896/97 | 400 | 500 | 425 | 32% |
| 1897/98 | 400 | 500 | 450 | 32% |
| 1898/99 | 1,500 | 500 | 95% |
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
- Mustafa Haydar EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- Hafız Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- Mahmud Kamil EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- Mehmed Canib EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
900 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Arif BeyMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Mehmet Raif EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Mehmet Rauf EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Kirkor Haçatoryan EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Mehmet Ferit BeyMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
52 officials in all. Officials with Mekteb-i Sultani recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Sami EfendiIstanbul, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Hafız Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Hafız Mahmut Nazif EfendiIstanbul, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Hafız Yusuf Hüsamettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Hasan Bahri EfendiIstanbul, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (10)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhendis Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 75 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0046;89 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhendis Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 75 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0046;89 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhendis Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 75 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0046;89 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhendis Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 75 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0046;89 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhendis Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 75 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0046;89 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhendis Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 75 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0046;89 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhendis Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 75 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0046;89 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhendis Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0046;89 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhendis Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0046;89 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Fen Kalemi Mudur Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0046;89 |
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 (18)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ali Ekrem Bey | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1285 | 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 | konsolos | 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 | Mektebi Sultani | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 14 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0.5 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 other value | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1307 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1890 | 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) | 75 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık / terk-i memuriyetle mahall-i ahere savuştuğu cihetle açığa çıkarıldığı used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 10 annual entries of 10 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.