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Official

Ali Riza Efnedi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sivas in 1870/71 (AH 1287). On record 1899 to 1901, 2 annual entries.

Life

Ali Riza Efnedi was born in Sivas in 1870/71 (AH 1287). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.

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 Sivas in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 22 years old. The record gives 7 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1899/1900, the official was about 29 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1899/1900, shows 3. Müdür in Tenos, with 500 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as 3. Müdür. 47 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 500 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1900/01, when 47 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1870/71 (AH 1287)
Birthplace
Sivas
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
7 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
1892/93 (AH 1310)
Place
Sivas
First salary field (kuruş a month)
500

Career

Career of Ali Riza Efnedi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1892/93AH 1310First workSivas500first-salary field
1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 13183. Müdür
2 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900500
1900/01500
Tenos500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 1318500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
5001,0001899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 1318This 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 Ali Riza Efnedi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1899/190050050054047%
1900/0150050054047%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
SivasTenos

Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.

Recorded with

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

94 officials in all. Officials born in Sivas

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Ali Riza Efnedi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1899/1900AH 13173. MüdürTenos500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract103_171_339
1900/01AH 13183. MüdürTenos500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract103_171_339
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)

Recorded values of Ali Riza Efnedi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAli Riza EfnediPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1287Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationTelgraf MemuruRecovered 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)7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1310Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeSivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)500Recovered 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.
  • 2 annual entries of 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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