Official
Ali Rıza Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1845/46 (AH 1262). On record 1880 to 1887, 7 annual entries. Death recorded 1887/88.
Archive reference 0007_0128; 253
Life#
Ali Rıza Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Kahyabasi.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 1859/60 (AH 1276). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1880/81, the official was about 35 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1880/81, shows Tefrik Odası in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1881/82 as Tefrik Odası. 5 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 7 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1881/82. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.91 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1886/87, when 3 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1887/88 (AH 1305): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Kahyabasi
- Death recorded
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 5 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives 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
- 1859/60 (AH 1276)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 150
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1859/60AH 1276 | First work | 150first-salary field | |
| 1880 to 1887AH 1298 to 1304 | Tefrik Odası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 to 200 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81 | 150 | 500 | 425 | 2% |
| 1881/82 | 200 | 500 | 320 | 5% |
| 1882/83 | 200 | 500 | 310 | 3% |
| 1883/84 | 200 | 500 | 310 | 4% |
| 1884/85 | 200 | 500 | 350 | 3% |
| 1885/86 | 200 | 500 | 365 | 2% |
| 1886/87 | 200 | 500 | 380 | 3% |
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 Nurettin EfendiIstanbul, 7 shared years
- Hafiz Ali EfendiIstanbul, 7 shared years
- Kadri EfendiIstanbul, 7 shared years
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiIstanbul, 7 shared years
- Nazif BeyIstanbul, 7 shared years
472 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Muhtar EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ali Rıza EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ali sefik EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Ahmet Tevfik BeyIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Ali Refik BeyIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Haci sefik EfendiIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Hafız Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (7)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Tefrik Odası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0128; 253 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Tefrik Odası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0128; 253 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Tefrik Odası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0128; 253 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Tefrik Odası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0128; 253 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Tefrik Odası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0128; 253 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Tefrik Odası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0128; 253 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Tefrik Odası | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0128; 253 |
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 (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ali Rıza Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1262 | 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 | Kahyabasi | 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 | Sibyan mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1276 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1860 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 150 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1305 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- 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.
- 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.
- 7 annual entries of 7 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.