Official
Abdülgani Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). On record 1892 to 1901, 9 annual entries.
Archive reference 0091_0059: 115
Life#
Abdülgani Efendi was born in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Beirut in 1891/92 (AH 1309). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 142 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beirut, with 142 kuruş a month. In 1896/97 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Beirut, the salary going from 142 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beirut).
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1896/97 as Merkez Memuru. 8 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 9 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 58 kuruş, is seen in 1896/97. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.37 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1900/01, when 8 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Birthplace
- Beirut (Beyrut)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1891/92 (AH 1309)
- Place
- Beirut (Beyrut)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 142
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- hırsızlık / Muma-ileyhin bir mektup derununda bulunan bir kıta poliçeyi sırkat eylemesinden dolayı bin üç yüz on dokuz senesi Zilkadeꞌsinin dördünde 30 Kânunusani sene 1317 idare-i azl edilerek taht-ı muhakemeye alındığı; Zimmet
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92AH 1309 | First work | Beirut (Beyrut) | 142first-salary field |
| 1892 to 1896AH 1310 to 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 142 |
| 1896 to 1901AH 1314 to 1318 | Merkez Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93 | 142 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1893/94 | 142 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1894/95 | 142 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1895/96 | 142 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1896/97 | 200 | 500 | 540 | 8% |
| 1897/98 | 200 | 500 | 540 | 9% |
| 1898/99 | 200 | 500 | 520 | 9% |
| 1899/1900 | 200 | 500 | 540 | 7% |
| 1900/01 | 200 | 500 | 520 | 8% |
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
- Halil Fazıl EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 9 shared years
- Mehmet Besir EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 9 shared years
- Yusuf EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 9 shared years
- Kayser Minir EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 9 shared years
- Abdülmecit EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 9 shared years
104 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beirut (Beyrut)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Kemali EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdurrezzak EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdüssamed Salih EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Ahmed Gazi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Ahmet Akif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Vedi EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Mehmet Besir EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Mehmet Haşim EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Salih Sezai EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Mehmet Raşit EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
50 officials in all. Officials born in Beirut (Beyrut)
Full record
Annual entries (9)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 142 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0059: 115 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 142 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0059: 115 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 142 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0059: 115 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 142 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0059: 115 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Merkez Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0059: 115 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Merkez Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0059: 115 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Merkez Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0059: 115 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Merkez Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0059: 115 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Merkez Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0059: 115 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Abdülgani Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1291 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | beyrut | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | beyrut | 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 | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1309 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1892 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | beyrut | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 142 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | hırsızlık / Muma-ileyhin bir mektup derununda bulunan bir kıta poliçeyi sırkat eylemesinden dolayı bin üç yüz on dokuz senesi Zilkadeꞌsinin dördünde 30 Kânunusani sene 1317 idare-i azl edilerek taht-ı muhakemeye alındığı used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Zimmet 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.
- 9 annual entries of 9 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.