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Official

Ali Galip Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sofia (Sofya) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1905 to 1907, 2 annual entries.

Archive reference 154-29-53

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Life

Born in Sofia (Sofya) in 1873/74 (AH 1290) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Ali Galip Efendi was the child of a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi); Ali Galip also wrote French as well as Turkish.

Work began in Bursa in 1902/03, at about 29, with three unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 100 kuruş. Of the 5,128 officials whose age at first work is known, fewer than 5 per cent started at 29 or older. From 1905/06 to 1906/07 every annual entry places Ali Galip in Bursa, first as Tasdik Memuru, from 1906/07 as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru).

Pay rose from 100 kuruş a month in 1905/06 to a peak of 200 in 1906/07, as Muhabere Memuru in Bursa, when one in ten paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1906/07.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 2 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1902/0312SofiaBursa

  1. Sofia (Sofya)

    Born 1873/74 (AH 1290)

  2. Bursa

    First work 1902/03 (AH 1320); 1905 to 1907 (AH 1323 to 1324)

    Tasdik Memuru 1905/06 (AH 1323); Muhabere Memuru 1906/07 (AH 1324)

    100 to 200 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
0501001502001905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324200 kuruşTasdik MemuruMuhabere Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324This 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 Galip Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1905/061004752%
1906/0720045030010%

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

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Ali Galip Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1902/03AH 1320First workBursa100first-salary field
1905/06AH 1323Tasdik MemuruBursa100
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruBursa200

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Birthplace
Sofia (Sofya)
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)
3 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
1902/03 (AH 1320)
Place
Bursa
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 14 officials with entries in Bursa in the same years, Ali Galip Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 118 officials with entries in Bursa

Same job title, same years

Of the 520 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Ali Galip Efendi had the 449th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Ali Galip Efendi had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 20 officials born in Sofia (Sofya), Ali Galip Efendi had the 16th highest salary.

The page of Sofia (Sofya), with the 20 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 117 officials whose first annual entry is for 1905/06 (AH 1323), Ali Galip Efendi had the 82nd highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Ali Galip Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1905/06AH 1323Tasdik MemuruBursa100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract154-29-53
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruBursa200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract154-29-53
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 Galip Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAli Galip EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1290Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesofyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthtunaRecovered 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)3Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1320Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1902Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeBursaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)100Recovered 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.
  • 1 annual entry 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.

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