Official
Unnamed official (0074_0158; 313)
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1867/68 (AH 1284). On record 1889 to 1898, 8 annual entries.
Archive reference 0074_0158; 313
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)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- 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)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90AH 1307 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300first-salary field |
| 1889 to 1891AH 1307 to 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Sarıyer | 300 |
| 1891 to 1895AH 1309 to 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | İstinye | 300 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Yemen | 750 |
| No annual entry: 1896/97 (AH 1314) | |||
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 14% |
| 1890/91 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 15% |
| 1891/92 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 16% |
| 1892/93 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1893/94 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1894/95 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1895/96 | 750 | 500 | 400 | 76% |
| 1897/98 | 50 | 500 | 300 | 0% |
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
- Ahmet Muhtar EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Ahmet Recep EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Ahmet Selahattin EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Cafer Sadık EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Hacı Abdüllatif EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
590 officials in all. Officials recorded in İstinye
Same school recorded
- Abdi Zühtü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Abdülkadir Ziya EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Ahmet Naim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Ahmet Refik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet EfendiIstanbul, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Ahmet Ferit EfendiIstanbul, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Ahmet Nazif EfendiIstanbul, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Ali Ferit EfendiIstanbul, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Ali Galip BeyIstanbul, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (8)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Sarıyer | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0158; 313 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Sarıyer | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0158; 313 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | İstinye | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0158; 313 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | İstinye | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0158; 313 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | İstinye | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0158; 313 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | İstinye | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0158; 313 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Yemen | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0158; 313 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Birth year (AH) | 1284 | 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 |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1307 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1890 | 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) | 300 | Recovered 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.