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Official

Fethi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bitlis in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1904 to 1907, 3 annual entries.

Archive reference 162-115-225

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Life

Fethi Efendi was born in Bitlis in 1887/88 (AH 1305), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi); Fethi also held a qualification (a diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

At about 15, in 1902/03, Fethi began work in Bitlis, with two unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1904/05, with Fethi as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru) in Genç. The last post was in Bitlis, the birthplace, in 1906/07.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 250 kuruş a month in 1904/05, as Muhabere Memuru in Genç, when 14 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over three years the salaries add up to 9,000 kuruş, 54 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last 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 3 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1904/051906/07123BitlisGenç

  1. Bitlis

    Born 1887/88 (AH 1305); First work 1902/03 (AH 1320)

  2. Genç

    1904 to 1906 (AH 1322 to 1323)

    Muhabere Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Bitlis

    1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Posta Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003001904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324250 kuruşMuhabere MemuruPosta Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001904/05AH 13221905/06AH 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 Fethi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1904/0525045035014%
1905/0625047533014%
1906/0725045032015%

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 Fethi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1902/03AH 1320First workBitlis250first-salary field
1904 to 1906AH 1322 to 1323Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1904/05250
1905/06250
Genç250
1906/07AH 1324Posta MemuruBitlis250

Record

Personal

Born
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Birthplace
Bitlis
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
2 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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

First work

Year
1902/03 (AH 1320)
Place
Bitlis
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

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 5 officials with entries in Bitlis in the same years, Fethi Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 65 officials with entries in Bitlis

Same job title, same years

Of the 876 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Fethi Efendi had the 705th 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; Fethi Efendi had the 2,552nd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 14 officials born in Bitlis, Fethi Efendi had the 13th highest salary.

The page of Bitlis, with the 14 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 120 officials whose first annual entry is for 1904/05 (AH 1322), Fethi Efendi had the 58th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Fethi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruGenç250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract162-115-225
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruGenç250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract162-115-225
1906/07AH 1324Posta MemuruBitlis250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract162-115-225
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 (13)

Recorded values of Fethi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameFethi efendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1305Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacebitlisRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthbitlisRecovered 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)2Recovered 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: placeBitlisRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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 3 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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