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Official

Unnamed official (0086_0161: 317)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bitola (Manastır) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1892 to 1906, 14 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Bitola (Manastır) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). 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 a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Eregli in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Posta Memuru in Mersin, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1893/94 the record shows Nakliye Memuru in Pristina (Priştine), with 400 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Mersin). In 1895/96 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya), with 400 kuruş a month (before: Nakliye Memuru in Pristina). In 1897/98 the record shows 3. Müdür in Poroy, the salary going from 400 to 540 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina). In 1900/01 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Ersekë (Kolonya), the salary going from 540 to 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Poroy).

The highest salary, 540 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1897/98 as 3. Müdür. 61 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 14 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and 1 cut. The largest rise, 140 kuruş, is seen in 1897/98. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.73 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 50 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1872/73 (AH 1289)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
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
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Place
Eregli
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0086_0161: 317), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1888/89AH 1306First workEregli400first-salary field
1892/93AH 1310Posta MemuruMersin400
1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312Nakliye Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1893/94400
1894/95400
Pristina (Priştine)400
1895 to 1897AH 1313 to 1314Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1895/96400
1896/97400
Ioannina (Yanya)400
1897 to 1900AH 1315 to 13173. Müdür
3 entries
YearSalary
1897/98540
1898/99540
1899/1900540
Poroy540
1900 to 1906AH 1318 to 1323Merkez Memuru
6 entries
YearSalary
1900/01500
1901/02500
1902/03500
1903/04500
1904/05500
1905/06500
Ersekë (Kolonya)500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320540 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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 Unnamed official (0086_0161: 317) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1892/9340050035029%
1893/9440050027530%
1894/9540050025030%
1895/9640050040030%
1896/9740050040032%
1897/9854050054061%
1898/9954050054061%
1899/190054050054060%
1900/0150050052047%
1901/0250050050049%
1902/0350050050049%
1903/0450047550051%
1904/0550045050052%
1905/0650047550050%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
BitolaErsekëMersinPristinaIoanninaPoroy

Not drawn. No position recorded: Eregli.

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

64 officials in all. Officials recorded in Ersekë (Kolonya)

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

39 officials in all. Officials born in Bitola (Manastır)

Full record

Annual entries (14)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0086_0161: 317)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1892/93AH 1310Posta MemuruMersin400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1893/94AH 1311Nakliye MemuruPristina (Priştine)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1894/95AH 1312Nakliye MemuruPristina (Priştine)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1897/98AH 13153. MüdürPoroy540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1898/99AH 13163. MüdürPoroy540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1899/1900AH 13173. MüdürPoroy540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1900/01AH 1318Merkez MemuruErsekë (Kolonya)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1901/02AH 1319Merkez MemuruErsekë (Kolonya)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1902/03AH 1320Merkez MemuruErsekë (Kolonya)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1903/04AH 1321Merkez MemuruErsekë (Kolonya)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1904/05AH 1322Merkez MemuruErsekë (Kolonya)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
1905/06AH 1323Merkez MemuruErsekë (Kolonya)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0161: 317
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 (12)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0086_0161: 317) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1289Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacemanastirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthmanastirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)4Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1306Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1889Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeEregliRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered 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.
  • 14 annual entries of 14 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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