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Official

Unnamed official (0067_0247; sayfa no:491)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). On record 1892 to 1903, 9 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1870/71 (AH 1287). 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 no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The official was then about 13 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 1892/93, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Muhabere Memuru in Havsa, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1894/95 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Servia (Serfiçe), with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Havsa). In 1895/96 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Elassona (Alasonya), the salary going from 400 to 350 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Servia). In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Izmir (İzmir), the salary going from 350 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Elassona). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Samos (Sisam), with 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Izmir). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in As-Suwayda (Süveyda), the salary going from 250 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Samos). In 1900/01 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Korçë (Görice), the salary going from 400 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in As-Suwayda). In 1901/02 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Neapoli (Nasliç), with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Korçë). In 1902/03 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Geyve, with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Neapoli). No annual entry is recorded for 1893/94 and 1896/97.

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1892/93 as Muhabere Memuru. 29 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 9 years with a salary the median is 380 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1899/1900. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 0.51 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1902/03, when 31 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1870/71 (AH 1287)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

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.

First work

Year
1882/83 (AH 1300)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Legal records

Legal record note as worded
idaresizlik / Mumaileyhin bataeti cihetiyle muhaberat-ı mühimmeyi tehire uğratmakta ve Görice'(de) teehhül etmesiyle yerli hükmünü alarak edilen nesayih de tesir eylememekte olduğundan; idaresizlik/ maaş-ı halisiyle ve becayiş suretiyle Halep Vilayeti'nde İskenderun Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere Memuriyeti'ne nakledilmiş ise de muhabere bilmediği gibi posta muamelatından dahi anlamadığından ileride kesb-i liyakat eylediği halde bir memuriyetle tayin edilmek üzere sene-i merkume Cemaziyelevvelisinin on yedisinde “21 Teşrinievvel sene 312” açığa çıkarılmış; İdaresizlikten
Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0067_0247; sayfa no:491), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1882/83AH 1300First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)400first-salary field
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruHavsa400
No annual entry: 1893/94 (AH 1311)
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruServia (Serfiçe)400
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruElassona (Alasonya)350
No annual entry: 1896/97 (AH 1314)
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruIzmir (İzmir)250
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruSamos (Sisam)250
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruAs-Suwayda (Süveyda)400
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruKorçë (Görice)380
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruNeapoli (Nasliç)380
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruGeyve380
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entryno entry01002003004001892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 1320400 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 1320This 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 (0067_0247; sayfa no:491) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1892/9340050040029%
1894/9540050040030%
1895/9635050040024%
1897/9825050040014%
1898/9925050040013%
1899/190040050040031%
1900/0138050040027%
1901/0238050040029%
1902/0338050038031%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulGeyveHavsaServiaElassonaIzmirSamosAs-Suwayda

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Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

64 officials in all. Officials recorded in Havsa

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 (9)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0067_0247; sayfa no:491)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruHavsa400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0247; Sayfa No:491
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruServia (Serfiçe)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0247; Sayfa No:491
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruElassona (Alasonya)350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0247; Sayfa No:491
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruIzmir (İzmir)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0247; Sayfa No:491
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruSamos (Sisam)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0247; Sayfa No:491
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruAs-Suwayda (Süveyda)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0247; Sayfa No:491
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruKorçë (Görice)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0247; Sayfa No:491
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruNeapoli (Nasliç)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0247; Sayfa No:491
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruGeyve380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0247; Sayfa No:491
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 (16)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0067_0247; sayfa no:491) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1287Recovered 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
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)1300Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1883Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Legal records
Legal record note as wordedidaresizlik / Mumaileyhin bataeti cihetiyle muhaberat-ı mühimmeyi tehire uğratmakta ve Görice'(de) teehhül etmesiyle yerli hükmünü alarak edilen nesayih de tesir eylememekte olduğundan used on this pageLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedidaresizlik/ maaş-ı halisiyle ve becayiş suretiyle Halep Vilayeti'nde İskenderun Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere Memuriyeti'ne nakledilmiş ise de muhabere bilmediği gibi posta muamelatından dahi anlamadığından ileride kesb-i liyakat eylediği halde bir memuriyetle tayin edilmek üzere sene-i merkume Cemaziyelevvelisinin on yedisinde “21 Teşrinievvel sene 312” açığa çıkarılmış other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedİdaresizlikten other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320Later annual personnel extract
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.
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.

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