Official
Ahmet Sırrı Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1893 to 1904, 11 annual entries.
Archive reference 69_191; 379
Life#
Ahmet Sırrı Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1875/76 (AH 1292). 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 Istanbul in 1890/91 (AH 1308). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1893/94, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1893/94, shows Mühimme Kalemi in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1895/96 the record shows Mevrude Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 50 to 110 kuruş a month (before: Mühimme Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1900/01 the record shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 250 kuruş a month (before: Mevrude Memuru in Istanbul). In 1901/02 the record shows Kartpostal Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 250 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1902/03 the record shows Basmemur Muavini in Istanbul, the salary going from 400 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Kartpostal Memuru in Istanbul). In 1903/04 the record shows Havalename Kalemi in Istanbul, with 800 kuruş a month (before: Basmemur Muavini in Istanbul).
The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Basmemur Muavini. 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 11 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 400 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 31.95 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1903/04, when 80 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 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
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 50
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Devamsızlık / tûl müddet vazifesi başına gelmediği cihetle üç yüz yirmi iki senesi Rebiülevvelinin yirmi dokuzunda 31 Mayıs sene 1320 idareten açığa çıkarılarak; Devamsızlık
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91AH 1308 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50first-salary field |
| 1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312 | Mühimme Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 |
| 1895 to 1900AH 1313 to 1317 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 110 to 250 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Kartpostal Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Basmemur Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Havalename Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94 | 50 | 500 | 400 | 0% |
| 1894/95 | 50 | 500 | 400 | 0% |
| 1895/96 | 110 | 500 | 327.5 | 5% |
| 1896/97 | 200 | 500 | 300 | 8% |
| 1897/98 | 200 | 500 | 275 | 9% |
| 1898/99 | 200 | 500 | 255 | 9% |
| 1899/1900 | 250 | 500 | 300 | 12% |
| 1900/01 | 250 | 500 | 300 | 13% |
| 1901/02 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
| 1902/03 | 800 | 500 | 81% | |
| 1903/04 | 800 | 475 | 575 | 80% |
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
- Ahmet Şakir EfendiIstanbul, 11 shared years
- Ahmet Şevki EfendiIstanbul, 11 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, 11 shared years
- Hüsnü EfendiIstanbul, 11 shared years
- Manuk EfendiIstanbul, 11 shared years
1,028 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdülaziz EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311)
- Abdülaziz EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311)
- Abdullah Arif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311)
- Abdullah Faik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311)
- Abdullah Halit EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet HamdiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Kemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Münir EfendiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Necip EfendiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ali Haydar BeyIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (11)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Mühimme Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_191; 379 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Mühimme Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_191; 379 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 110 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_191; 379 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_191; 379 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_191; 379 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_191; 379 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_191; 379 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_191; 379 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Kartpostal Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_191; 379 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Basmemur Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_191; 379 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Havalename Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_191; 379 |
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 | Ahmet Sırrı Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1292 | 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 |
| 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) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1308 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1891 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 50 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık / tûl müddet vazifesi başına gelmediği cihetle üç yüz yirmi iki senesi Rebiülevvelinin yirmi dokuzunda 31 Mayıs sene 1320 idareten açığa çıkarılarak used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık 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.
- 11 annual entries of 11 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.