Official
Hüseyin Avni Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Stara Zagora (Eski Zağra) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1901 to 1906, 5 annual entries.
Archive reference 120-117-229
Life#
Hüseyin Avni Efendi was born in Stara Zagora (Eski Zağra) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Sultani, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; English, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Makrikoy in 1901/02 (AH 1319). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 800 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1901/02, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1901/02, shows Kontrol Kalemi in Bakırköy, with 800 kuruş a month. In 1904/05 the record shows Ittihat Posta Basmemuru in Bakırköy, with 800 kuruş a month (before: Kontrol Kalemi in Bakırköy).
The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as Kontrol Kalemi. 81 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 5 years with a salary the median is 800 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 78 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Birthplace
- Stara Zagora (Eski Zağra)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mekteb-i Sultani (12 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- English
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Place
- Makrikoy
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 800
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02AH 1319 | First work | Makrikoy | 800first-salary field |
| 1901 to 1904AH 1319 to 1321 | Kontrol Kalemi | Bakırköy | 800 |
| 1904 to 1906AH 1322 to 1323 | Ittihat Posta Basmemuru | Bakırköy | 800 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02 | 800 | 500 | 425 | 81% |
| 1902/03 | 800 | 500 | 300 | 81% |
| 1903/04 | 800 | 475 | 260 | 80% |
| 1904/05 | 800 | 450 | 80% | |
| 1905/06 | 800 | 475 | 78% |
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
- Mehmet Kazım EfendiBakırköy, 3 shared years
- Mustafa Şekip EfendiBakırköy, 2 shared years
- Abdülkerim EfendiBakırköy, 2 shared years
- Abdullah İhsan EfendiBakırköy, 1 shared year
- İsmail Vasıf EfendiBakırköy, 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- ALİ HİKMET EFENDİMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Davut Vehbi EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Mehmet Ali EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Mehmet Nuri EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Ali Adil EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
52 officials in all. Officials with Mekteb-i Sultani recorded
Same birthplace
- ALİ CEVAT EFENDİStara Zagora (Eski Zağra), born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Salomon EfeStara Zagora (Eski Zağra), born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Mustafa Ziver EfendiStara Zagora (Eski Zağra), born 1862/63 (AH 1279)
- Rifat Necmi EfendiStara Zagora (Eski Zağra), born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Mehmet Hilmi EfendiStara Zagora (Eski Zağra), born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Kontrol Kalemi | Bakırköy | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-117-229 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Kontrol Kalemi | Bakırköy | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-117-229 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Kontrol Kalemi | Bakırköy | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-117-229 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Ittihat Posta Basmemuru | Bakırköy | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-117-229 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Ittihat Posta Basmemuru | Bakırköy | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-117-229 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hüseyin Avni Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | zagrai atik | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | rumeli sarki | 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 | 12 | 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) | 1319 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1901 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Makrikoy | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 800 | 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.
- 5 annual entries of 5 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.