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Official

Unnamed official (189,34-33)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1890/91 (AH 1308). On record 1910 to 1911, 2 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1890/91 (AH 1308). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: Darüşşafaka, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Mecca in 1905/06 (AH 1323). The official was then about 15 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 1910/11, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1910/11, shows Muhabere Memuru in Mecca, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1911 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Jeddah (Cidde), the salary going from 300 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Mecca).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1911 as Muhabere Memuru. 50 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 2 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1911. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 66.67 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1890/91 (AH 1308)
Birthplace
Mecca (Mekke)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

Education

Darüşşafaka
Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Darüşşafaka
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Arabic
Tekellumspeaking
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1905/06 (AH 1323)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Career

Career of Unnamed official (189,34-33), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1905/06AH 1323First workMecca (Mekke)400first-salary field
1910/11AH 1328Muhabere MemuruMecca (Mekke)300
1911AH 1329Muhabere MemuruJeddah (Cidde)500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001910/11AH 13281911AH 1329500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001910/11AH 13281911AH 1329This 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 (189,34-33) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1910/1130050030014%
191150050040050%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
MeccaJeddah

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

Officials recorded in Mecca (Mekke)

Same school recorded

202 officials in all. Officials with Darüşşafaka recorded

Same birthplace

12 officials in all. Officials born in Mecca (Mekke)

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (189,34-33)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1910/11AH 1328Muhabere MemuruMecca (Mekke)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract189,34-33
1911AH 1329Muhabere MemuruJeddah (Cidde)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract189,34-33
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 (12)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (189,34-33) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1308Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacemekkeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhicazRecovered 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
SchooldarussafakaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1323Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placemekkeRecovered 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
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.

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