Official
Ahmet Talat Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1896 to 1906, 9 annual entries.
Archive reference 102_224_443
Life#
Ahmet Talat Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Katip.
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: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya), with 300 kuruş a month. In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki (Selanik), the salary going from 300 to 350 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Çorum, the salary going from 350 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki). In 1901/02 the record shows 3. Müdür in Mirikovac, the salary going from 400 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çorum). In 1902/03 the record shows 3. Müdür in Trgovište (Tırgovişte), the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Mirikovac). In 1903/04 the record shows 3. Müdür in Toksa, with 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Trgovište). In 1904/05 the record shows 3. Müdür in Lusna, with 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Toksa). In 1905/06 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Shkodër (İşkodra), the salary going from 500 to 380 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Lusna). No annual entry is recorded for 1900/01.
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as 3. Müdür. 67 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 400 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1901/02. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.66 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 35 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Katip
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- 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
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Mirikovaç Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdüriyeti'ne tayin edilmiş ve ahiren yine Karadağlı mühtediye bir kız ile izdivaç ve ahiren terk eylemesinden dolayı mahall-i mezkurda ikameti münasip olamayacağından sene-i merkume Ramazanının yirmi dokuzunda 27 Kânunuevvel sene 1317 beş yüz kuruş maaşla vilayet-i müşarunileyhada Tırgovişte; işret / Mumaileyh sarhoş olarak bir takım sefile-i su-i hallere koyulup fahişe arkalarında dolaşıp gezmekte ve hatta üç mah mukaddem fahişe hakkında karar eden münazaada yekdiğerini darb ve ceza-yı nakdi ile mahkumun-bih olduğu ve bununla da mütenebbih olmayıp esnaftan birini dahi darb ederek asayişi sekr ile şikest etmesinden dolayı aynı ceza ile mahkumun-bih edildiği ve elan sarhoşlukla evkat-güzar olarak vazife-i memuriyetine devam etmediğive ıslah-ı hal edinceye kadar açıkta bırakılmak üzere; İşret
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1319; 1320; 1321; 1322; 1323
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300first-salary field |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 300 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 350 |
| 1898 to 1900AH 1316 to 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Çorum | 400 |
| No annual entry: 1900/01 (AH 1318) | |||
| 1901/02AH 1319 | 3. Müdür | Mirikovac | 600 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | 3. Müdür | Trgovište (Tırgovişte) | 500 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | 3. Müdür | Toksa | 500 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | 3. Müdür | Lusna | 500 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 380 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1897/98 | 350 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1898/99 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1899/1900 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1901/02 | 600 | 500 | 540 | 67% |
| 1902/03 | 500 | 500 | 540 | 49% |
| 1903/04 | 500 | 475 | 540 | 51% |
| 1904/05 | 500 | 450 | 540 | 52% |
| 1905/06 | 380 | 475 | 330 | 35% |
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 and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- İsmail Kemal EfendiÇorum, 2 shared years
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiÇorum, 2 shared years
- FAZLI EFENDİIoannina (Yanya), 1 shared year
- Hasan Tevfik EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik), 1 shared year
- Mehmet Mazlum EfendiIoannina (Yanya), 1 shared year
110 officials in all. Officials recorded in Çorum
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Kamil EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Abdülmecid EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Abdüssabur Sabri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Ahmet Celalettin EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Ahmet Cevdet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Faik EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Cemil EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Feyzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Nefi EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (9)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 102_224_443 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 102_224_443 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Çorum | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 102_224_443 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Çorum | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 102_224_443 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | 3. Müdür | Mirikovac | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 102_224_443 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | 3. Müdür | Trgovište (Tırgovişte) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 102_224_443 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | 3. Müdür | Toksa | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 102_224_443 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | 3. Müdür | Lusna | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 102_224_443 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 102_224_443 |
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 (18)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ahmet Talat Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1293 | 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 | Katip | 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 | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1310 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1892 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Mirikovaç Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdüriyeti'ne tayin edilmiş ve ahiren yine Karadağlı mühtediye bir kız ile izdivaç ve ahiren terk eylemesinden dolayı mahall-i mezkurda ikameti münasip olamayacağından sene-i merkume Ramazanının yirmi dokuzunda 27 Kânunuevvel sene 1317 beş yüz kuruş maaşla vilayet-i müşarunileyhada Tırgovişte used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | işret / Mumaileyh sarhoş olarak bir takım sefile-i su-i hallere koyulup fahişe arkalarında dolaşıp gezmekte ve hatta üç mah mukaddem fahişe hakkında karar eden münazaada yekdiğerini darb ve ceza-yı nakdi ile mahkumun-bih olduğu ve bununla da mütenebbih olmayıp esnaftan birini dahi darb ederek asayişi sekr ile şikest etmesinden dolayı aynı ceza ile mahkumun-bih edildiği ve elan sarhoşlukla evkat-güzar olarak vazife-i memuriyetine devam etmediğive ıslah-ı hal edinceye kadar açıkta bırakılmak üzere other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İşret other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1319; 1320; 1321; 1322; 1323 | Later 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.
- 9 annual entries of 9 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.