Official
Hüseyin Münir Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1850/51 (AH 1267). On record 1873 to 1900, 28 annual entries.
Archive reference 0065_0186; 369
Life#
Hüseyin Münir Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1850/51 (AH 1267). 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). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1873/74 (AH 1290): Nizamiye Hazinesi. The official was then about 22 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 1873/74, the official was about 22 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1873/74, shows Nizamiye Hazinesi in Istanbul, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1888/89 the record shows Fabrika Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 320 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Nizamiye Hazinesi in Istanbul).
The highest salary, 450 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as Fabrika Memuru. 43 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 28 years with a salary the median is 335 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1893/94. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.44 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1850/51 (AH 1267)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- 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.
Languages
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First job as worded
- Nizamiye Hazinesi
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 23
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Nizamiye Hazinesifirst work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400first-salary field |
| 1873 to 1888AH 1290 to 1305 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 to 320 |
| 1888 to 1900AH 1306 to 1317 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 to 450 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74 | 400 | 500 | 24% | |
| 1874/75 | 400 | 535 | 23% | |
| 1875/76 | 400 | 530 | 23% | |
| 1876/77 | 400 | 582.5 | 17% | |
| 1877/78 | 400 | 560 | 16% | |
| 1878 | 400 | 600 | 17% | |
| 1878/79 | 400 | 600 | 18% | |
| 1879/80 | 320 | 500 | 19% | |
| 1880/81 | 320 | 500 | 18% | |
| 1881/82 | 320 | 500 | 17% | |
| 1882/83 | 320 | 500 | 16% | |
| 1883/84 | 320 | 500 | 16% | |
| 1884/85 | 320 | 500 | 16% | |
| 1885/86 | 320 | 500 | 17% | |
| 1886/87 | 320 | 500 | 17% | |
| 1887/88 | 320 | 500 | 17% | |
| 1888/89 | 250 | 500 | 450 | 8% |
| 1889/90 | 250 | 500 | 450 | 10% |
| 1890/91 | 250 | 500 | 450 | 10% |
| 1891/92 | 250 | 500 | 450 | 12% |
| 1892/93 | 250 | 500 | 500 | 13% |
| 1893/94 | 350 | 500 | 500 | 23% |
| 1894/95 | 350 | 500 | 500 | 24% |
| 1895/96 | 350 | 500 | 500 | 24% |
| 1896/97 | 350 | 500 | 500 | 26% |
| 1897/98 | 350 | 500 | 500 | 27% |
| 1898/99 | 350 | 500 | 504 | 26% |
| 1899/1900 | 450 | 500 | 554 | 43% |
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
- Mehmet Mahcub BeyIstanbul, 28 shared years
- Mehmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, 28 shared years
- Ahmet Tevfik BeyIstanbul, 28 shared years
- Mehmet Şemsettin EfendiIstanbul, 28 shared years
- Salahattin BeyIstanbul, 28 shared years
1,200 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Resmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Ali Rıza EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Ali Tevfik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Besim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Hafiz Hasan Husnu EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
- Ahmet Nail EfendiIstanbul, born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
- Ahmet Şemsettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
- Andon Tomasyan EfendiIstanbul, born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
- Dikran Yüzbaşıyan EfendiIstanbul, born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (28)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 320 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0186; 369 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Fabrika Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0186; 369 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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 (23)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hüseyin Münir Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1267 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | dersaadet used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | istanbul other value | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1290 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1873 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Nizamiye Hazinesi | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 23 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 400 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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.
- Linked personnel workbook
- The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 12 annual entries of 28 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.