Official
Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1850/51 (AH 1267). On record 1869 to 1895, 23 annual entries. Death recorded 1895/96.
Archive reference 54_140; 277
Life#
Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1850/51 (AH 1267). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.
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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Konya in 1869/70 (AH 1286). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1869/70, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1869/70, shows Muhabere Memuru in Konya, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1870/71 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kütahya, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Konya). In 1877/78 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki), with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kütahya). In 1879/80 the record shows 3. Müdür in Novi Pazar (Yenipazar), the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Şebinkarahisar). In 1883/84 the record shows 3. Müdür in Gümüşhane, with 600 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Novi Pazar). In 1887/88 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Misis, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Gümüşhane). In 1888/89 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Adana, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Misis). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yumurtalık, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Adana). No annual entry is recorded for 1878 to 1879 and 1885 to 1887.
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1879/80 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 23 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 120 kuruş, is seen in 1876/77. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.57 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1894/95, when 60 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1895/96 (AH 1313): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1850/51 (AH 1267)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Ketebe
- Death recorded
- 1895/96 (AH 1313)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Place
- Konya
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Zimmet / üç yüz üç senesi Receb-i şerifinin ikisinde 26 Mart sene 1302 dört bin beş yüz seksen kuruş zimmeti zuhur eylemesine mebni azl edilmiş ve meblağ-ı mezbur muahharan tamamen teslim-i vezne edildiği ve açıkta bulunduğu müddet-i hizmette ceza-yı kâfi görüldüğü cihetle üç yüz beş senesi Rebiülevvelinin on ikisinde 16 Teşrinisani sene 1303 beş yüz kuruş aylıkla Mesis; Zimmet
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1309; 1311; 1312
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70AH 1286 | First work | Konya | 400first-salary field |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Muhabere Memuru | Konya | 400 |
| 1870 to 1877AH 1287 to 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Kütahya | 400 to 500 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) | 500 |
| No annual entry: 1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296) | |||
| 1879 to 1883AH 1297 to 1300 | 3. Müdür | Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) | 600 |
| 1883 to 1885AH 1301 to 1302 | 3. Müdür | Gümüşhane | 600 |
| No annual entry: 1885 to 1887 (AH 1303 to 1304) | |||
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Merkez Memuru | Misis | 500 |
| 1888 to 1892AH 1306 to 1309 | Merkez Memuru | Adana | 500 |
| 1892 to 1895AH 1310 to 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Yumurtalık | 600 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 18% |
| 1870/71 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 20% |
| 1871/72 | 380 | 550 | 400 | 20% |
| 1872/73 | 380 | 550 | 400 | 18% |
| 1873/74 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1874/75 | 380 | 535 | 450 | 18% |
| 1875/76 | 380 | 530 | 400 | 18% |
| 1876/77 | 500 | 582.5 | 410 | 36% |
| 1877/78 | 500 | 560 | 410 | 36% |
| 1879/80 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 61% |
| 1880/81 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 60% |
| 1881/82 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 60% |
| 1882/83 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1883/84 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1884/85 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1887/88 | 500 | 500 | 570 | 41% |
| 1888/89 | 500 | 500 | 575 | 41% |
| 1889/90 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 42% |
| 1890/91 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 43% |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 43% |
| 1892/93 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1893/94 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1894/95 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
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
- Osman Nuri BeyKütahya, 6 shared years
- İsmail Hıfzı EfendiAdana, 4 shared years
- Mustafa Necati EfendiAdana, 4 shared years
- Abdulkerim EfendiNovi Pazar (Yenipazar), 4 shared years
- Mehmet Salim EfendiKütahya, 4 shared years
27 officials in all. Officials recorded in Kütahya
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Abdullah Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Abdurrahman Nuri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Halit EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Reşid BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
- Ahmet Nail EfendiIstanbul, born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
- Andon Tomasyan EfendiIstanbul, born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
- Dikran Yüzbaşıyan EfendiIstanbul, born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
- Feyzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (23)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Muhabere Memuru | Konya | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Muhabere Memuru | Kütahya | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Muhabere Memuru | Kütahya | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Muhabere Memuru | Kütahya | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhabere Memuru | Kütahya | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhabere Memuru | Kütahya | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Kütahya | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Kütahya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | 3. Müdür | Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | 3. Müdür | Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | 3. Müdür | Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | 3. Müdür | Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | 3. Müdür | Gümüşhane | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | 3. Müdür | Gümüşhane | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Merkez Memuru | Misis | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Merkez Memuru | Adana | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Merkez Memuru | Adana | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Merkez Memuru | Adana | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Merkez Memuru | Adana | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Yumurtalık | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Yumurtalık | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Yumurtalık | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_140; 277 |
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 | Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1267 | 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 | ketebe | 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) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1286 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1869 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Konya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Zimmet / üç yüz üç senesi Receb-i şerifinin ikisinde 26 Mart sene 1302 dört bin beş yüz seksen kuruş zimmeti zuhur eylemesine mebni azl edilmiş ve meblağ-ı mezbur muahharan tamamen teslim-i vezne edildiği ve açıkta bulunduğu müddet-i hizmette ceza-yı kâfi görüldüğü cihetle üç yüz beş senesi Rebiülevvelinin on ikisinde 16 Teşrinisani sene 1303 beş yüz kuruş aylıkla Mesis 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) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1309; 1311; 1312 | Later annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1313 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel 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 (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- 22 annual entries of 23 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.