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Official

Hafiz Mehmet Galib Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1858/59 (AH 1275). On record 1882 to 1910, 28 annual entries.

Life

Hafiz Mehmet Galib Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1858/59 (AH 1275). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as imam.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. At the first annual entry, in 1882/83, the official was about 24 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1882/83, shows Tatbik Kalemi in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1909/10 as Tatbik Kalemi. 50 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 462.5 kuruş. Over 28 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with 8 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1883/84. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.9 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1858/59 (AH 1275)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
imam

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
3 years

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

First job as worded
Rusumat Kalemi
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
50

Career

Career of Hafiz Mehmet Galib Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1882 to 1910AH 1300 to 1327Tatbik Kalemi
28 entries
YearSalary
1882/8350
1883/84150
1884/85150
1885/86150
1886/87200
1887/88250
1888/89250
1889/90250
1890/91250
1891/92250
1892/93250
1893/94250
1894/95250
1895/96250
1896/97250
1897/98250
1898/99250
1899/1900250
1900/01250
1901/02250
1902/03300
1903/04300
1904/05300
1905/06300
1906/07325
1907/08375
1908/09425
1909/10500
Istanbul (Dersaadet)50 to 500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325This officialMedian, all officials

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 Hafiz Mehmet Galib Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1882/83505000%
1883/841505002%
1884/851505001%
1885/861505001%
1886/872005003%
1887/882505007%
1888/892505008%
1889/9025050010%
1890/9125050010%
1891/9225050012%
1892/9325050013%
1893/9425050013%
1894/9525050013%
1895/9625050013%
1896/9725050013%
1897/9825050014%
1898/9925050013%
1899/190025050012%
1900/0125050013%
1901/0225050014%
1902/0330050021%
1903/0430047523%
1904/0530045023%
1905/0630047523%
1906/0732545034%
1907/0837530055%
1908/0942535057%
1909/10500462.550%

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

1,524 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (28)

Annual entries of Hafiz Mehmet Galib Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1882/83AH 1300Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)50OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1883/84AH 1301Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)150OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1884/85AH 1302Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)150OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1885/86AH 1303Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)150OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1886/87AH 1304Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)200OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1887/88AH 1305Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1888/89AH 1306Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1889/90AH 1307Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1890/91AH 1308Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1891/92AH 1309Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1892/93AH 1310Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1893/94AH 1311Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1894/95AH 1312Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1895/96AH 1313Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1896/97AH 1314Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1897/98AH 1315Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1898/99AH 1316Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1899/1900AH 1317Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1900/01AH 1318Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1901/02AH 1319Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1902/03AH 1320Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)300OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1903/04AH 1321Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)300OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1904/05AH 1322Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)300OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1905/06AH 1323Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)300OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1906/07AH 1324Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)325OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1907/08AH 1325Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)375OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1908/09AH 1326Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)425OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
1909/10AH 1327Tatbik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)500OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0006_0301; 597
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.

Sources and original values (12)

Recorded values of Hafiz Mehmet Galib Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHafiz Mehmet Galib EfendiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birth year (AH)1275Cross-ministry personnel workbook
BirthplaceistanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
Father's occupationimamCross-ministry personnel workbook
ReligionMuslumanCross-ministry personnel workbook
Nationality or communityTurkishCross-ministry personnel workbook
Schooling
SchoolSibyan MektebiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of schooling4Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)3Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work
First work: year as written (calendar not established)1297Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First job as wordedRusumat KalemiCross-ministry personnel workbook
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)50Cross-ministry personnel workbook
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
  • Origin of the record: Cross-ministry workbook.

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