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Unnamed official (0074_0158; 313)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1867/68 (AH 1284). On record 1889 to 1898, 8 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1867/68 (AH 1284). 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 Istanbul in 1889/90 (AH 1307). The official was then about 22 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1889/90, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1889/90, shows Muhabere Memuru in Sarıyer, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1891/92 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in İstinye, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Sarıyer). In 1895/96 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yemen, the salary going from 300 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in İstinye). In 1897/98 the record shows Memur in Istanbul, the salary going from 750 to 50 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yemen). No annual entry is recorded for 1896/97.

The highest salary, 750 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as Muhabere Memuru. 76 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 8 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and 1 cut. The largest rise, 450 kuruş, is seen in 1895/96. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 20.07 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1897/98, when less than 1 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1867/68 (AH 1284)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Ketebe

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
1889/90 (AH 1307)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0074_0158; 313), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1889/90AH 1307First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)300first-salary field
1889 to 1891AH 1307 to 1308Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1889/90300
1890/91300
Sarıyer300
1891 to 1895AH 1309 to 1312Muhabere Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1891/92300
1892/93300
1893/94300
1894/95300
İstinye300
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruYemen750
No annual entry: 1896/97 (AH 1314)
1897/98AH 1315MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)50
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entry02004006008001890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 1314750 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001,0001890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 1314This 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 (0074_0158; 313) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1889/9030050040014%
1890/9130050040015%
1891/9230050040016%
1892/9330050040017%
1893/9430050040017%
1894/9530050040017%
1895/9675050040076%
1897/98505003000%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulSarıyerİstinyeYemen

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

590 officials in all. Officials recorded in İstinye

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

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

Full record

Annual entries (8)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0074_0158; 313)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1889/90AH 1307Muhabere MemuruSarıyer300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0158; 313
1890/91AH 1308Muhabere MemuruSarıyer300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0158; 313
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere Memuruİstinye300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0158; 313
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere Memuruİstinye300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0158; 313
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere Memuruİstinye300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0158; 313
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere Memuruİstinye300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0158; 313
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruYemen750Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0158; 313
1897/98AH 1315MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)50Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0158; 313
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 (13)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0074_0158; 313) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1284Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationKetebeRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1890Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.
  • 8 annual entries of 8 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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