Official
İsmail Zühtü Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kemaliye (Eğin) in 1856/57 (AH 1273). On record 1882 to 1911, 29 annual entries.
Archive reference 0049_0242; 481
Life#
İsmail Zühtü Efendi was born in Kemaliye (Eğin) in 1856/57 (AH 1273). 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 Van in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The official was then about 26 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 1882/83, the official was about 26 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1882/83, shows Merkez Memuru in Van, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1896/97 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Konya, the salary going from 700 to 630 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Van). In 1902/03 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Van, the salary going from 867 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Konya). In 1906/07 the record shows 1. Müdür in Erzurum, with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Van). In 1907/08 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Van, with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: 1. Müdür in Erzurum). In 1908/09 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Diyarbakır, with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Van). In 1909/10 the record shows 1. Müdür in Diyarbakır, with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Diyarbakır). In 1910/11 the record shows 1. Müdür in Damascus (Şam), with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: 1. Müdür in Diyarbakır).
The highest salary, 1,200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Merkez Memuru. 91 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 29 years with a salary the median is 700 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1887/88. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1910/11, when 77 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1856/57 (AH 1273)
- Birthplace
- Kemaliye (Eğin)
- 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
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Place
- Van
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83AH 1300 | First work | Van | 400first-salary field |
| 1882 to 1896AH 1300 to 1313 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 400 to 700 |
| 1896 to 1902AH 1314 to 1319 | Merkez Memuru | Konya | 630 to 867 |
| 1902 to 1906AH 1320 to 1323 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 1,000 to 1,200 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | 1. Müdür | Erzurum | 1,200 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 1,200 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Merkez Memuru | Diyarbakır | 1,200 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | 1. Müdür | Diyarbakır | 1,200 |
| 1910/11AH 1328 | 1. Müdür | Damascus (Şam) | 1,200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83 | 400 | 500 | 585 | 28% |
| 1883/84 | 400 | 500 | 540 | 27% |
| 1884/85 | 400 | 500 | 550 | 27% |
| 1885/86 | 400 | 500 | 560 | 27% |
| 1886/87 | 400 | 500 | 540 | 27% |
| 1887/88 | 600 | 500 | 570 | 58% |
| 1888/89 | 600 | 500 | 575 | 58% |
| 1889/90 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1890/91 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1891/92 | 700 | 500 | 600 | 73% |
| 1892/93 | 700 | 500 | 600 | 73% |
| 1893/94 | 700 | 500 | 600 | 74% |
| 1894/95 | 700 | 500 | 600 | 74% |
| 1895/96 | 700 | 500 | 600 | 74% |
| 1896/97 | 630 | 500 | 540 | 75% |
| 1897/98 | 630 | 500 | 540 | 75% |
| 1898/99 | 687 | 500 | 520 | 80% |
| 1899/1900 | 687 | 500 | 540 | 77% |
| 1900/01 | 867 | 500 | 520 | 84% |
| 1901/02 | 867 | 500 | 500 | 84% |
| 1902/03 | 1,000 | 500 | 500 | 87% |
| 1903/04 | 1,200 | 475 | 500 | 91% |
| 1904/05 | 1,200 | 450 | 500 | 91% |
| 1905/06 | 1,200 | 475 | 500 | 90% |
| 1906/07 | 1,200 | 450 | 1,500 | 90% |
| 1907/08 | 1,200 | 300 | 88% | |
| 1908/09 | 1,200 | 350 | 83% | |
| 1909/10 | 1,200 | 462.5 | 1,200 | 75% |
| 1910/11 | 1,200 | 500 | 77% |
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
- Hasan Tahsin EfendiVan, 14 shared years
- Tevfik EfendiVan, 13 shared years
- Mehmet Emin EfendiVan, 12 shared years
- Mehmet Şakir EfendiVan, 12 shared years
- Mehmet Ruşen EfendiVan, 12 shared years
127 officials in all. Officials recorded in Van
Same school recorded
- Abdüllatif Lütfü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- AHMET CEMİL EFENDİRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Ahmet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Ahmet Faiz EfendRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Ahmet Ferit EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Salih Tevfik EfendiKemaliye (Eğin), born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Abdullah Hilmi EfendiKemaliye (Eğin), born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ahmet Şakir EfendiKemaliye (Eğin), born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Mehmet Cevdet EfendiKemaliye (Eğin), born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- İsmail Hüsnü EfendiKemaliye (Eğin), born 1861/62 (AH 1278)
63 officials in all. Officials born in Kemaliye (Eğin)
Full record
Annual entries (29)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Merkez Memuru | Konya | 630 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Merkez Memuru | Konya | 630 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Merkez Memuru | Konya | 687 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Merkez Memuru | Konya | 687 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Merkez Memuru | Konya | 867 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Merkez Memuru | Konya | 867 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | 1. Müdür | Erzurum | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Merkez Memuru | Van | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Merkez Memuru | Diyarbakır | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | 1. Müdür | Diyarbakır | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
| 1910/11AH 1328 | 1. Müdür | Damascus (Şam) | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0242; 481 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | İsmail Zühtü Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1273 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | egin | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | elazig | 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) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1883 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | van | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | Recovered 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.
- 24 annual entries of 29 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.