Official
Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ürgüp in 1839/40 (AH 1255). On record 1860 to 1889, 30 annual entries. Death recorded 1889/90.
Archive reference 5_349; 695
Life#
Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi was born in Ürgüp in 1839/40 (AH 1255). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 Sivas in 1857/58 (AH 1274). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1860/61, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1860/61, shows Muhabere Memuru in Sivas, with 500 kuruş a month. In 1862/63 the record shows Başmuhabere Memuru in Aleppo (Halep), the salary going from 500 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Sivas). In 1863/64 the record shows 1. Müdür in Yozgat, the salary going from 750 to 1,250 kuruş a month (before: Başmuhabere Memuru in Aleppo). In 1864/65 the record shows 1. Müdür in Mosul (Musul), the salary going from 1,250 to 1,440 kuruş a month (before: 1. Müdür in Yozgat). In 1867/68 the record shows Müdür in Mosul, the salary going from 1,440 to 1,690 kuruş a month (before: 1. Müdür in Mosul). In 1876/77 the record shows 1. Müdür in Bursa, the salary going from 1,690 to 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Müdür in Mosul). In 1877/78 the record shows 1. Müdür in Üsküdar, the salary going from 1,200 to 1,250 kuruş a month (before: 1. Müdür in Bursa). In 1879/80 the record shows 2. Müdür in Üsküdar, the salary going from 1,250 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 1. Müdür in Üsküdar). In 1888/89 the record shows 1. Müdür in Üsküdar, the salary going from 1,000 to 1,200 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Üsküdar).
The highest salary, 1,690 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1867/68 as Müdür. 88 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 30 years with a salary the median is 1,250 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 500 kuruş, is seen in 1863/64. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.06 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1888/89, when 87 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1889/90 (AH 1307): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1839/40 (AH 1255)
- Birthplace
- Ürgüp
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Death recorded
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
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
- 1857/58 (AH 1274)
- Place
- Sivas
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 500
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1857/58AH 1274 | First work | Sivas | 500first-salary field |
| 1860 to 1862AH 1277 to 1278 | Muhabere Memuru | Sivas | 500 |
| 1862/63AH 1279 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 750 |
| 1863/64AH 1280 | 1. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,250 |
| 1864 to 1867AH 1281 to 1283 | 1. Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,440 |
| 1867 to 1876AH 1284 to 1292 | Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,690 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | 1. Müdür | Bursa | 1,200 |
| 1877 to 1879AH 1294 to 1296 | 1. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,250 |
| 1879 to 1888AH 1297 to 1305 | 2. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,000 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | 1. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,200 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860/61 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 36% |
| 1861/62 | 500 | 600 | 500 | 34% |
| 1862/63 | 750 | 500 | 56% | |
| 1863/64 | 1,250 | 500 | 1,500 | 77% |
| 1864/65 | 1,440 | 625 | 1,440 | 76% |
| 1865/66 | 1,440 | 650 | 1,320 | 78% |
| 1866/67 | 1,440 | 600 | 1,320 | 82% |
| 1867/68 | 1,690 | 600 | 2,060 | 88% |
| 1868/69 | 1,690 | 600 | 1,960 | 88% |
| 1869/70 | 1,690 | 600 | 1,845 | 89% |
| 1870/71 | 1,690 | 600 | 1,690 | 89% |
| 1871/72 | 1,690 | 550 | 1,690 | 91% |
| 1872/73 | 1,690 | 550 | 91% | |
| 1873/74 | 1,690 | 500 | 1,845 | 92% |
| 1874/75 | 1,690 | 535 | 91% | |
| 1875/76 | 1,690 | 530 | 1,875 | 91% |
| 1876/77 | 1,200 | 582.5 | 1,225 | 84% |
| 1877/78 | 1,250 | 560 | 1,225 | 86% |
| 1878 | 1,250 | 600 | 1,250 | 85% |
| 1878/79 | 1,250 | 600 | 1,250 | 85% |
| 1879/80 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 84% |
| 1880/81 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 84% |
| 1881/82 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 84% |
| 1882/83 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 82% |
| 1883/84 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 82% |
| 1884/85 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 82% |
| 1885/86 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 83% |
| 1886/87 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 84% |
| 1887/88 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 83% |
| 1888/89 | 1,200 | 500 | 1,200 | 87% |
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.
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
Possible links: 1 entry in 1 work
- İstanbul Müftülüğü Meşihat Arşivinde Sivas başlığı altında bulunan sicil dosyaları: Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiPossible link: same name; served in the place the work covers
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Ahmet Mehmet EfendiÜsküdar, 13 shared years
- Mustafa Kâmil BeyÜsküdar, 13 shared years
- Mehmet Nazım BeyÜsküdar, 11 shared years
- Mehmet Enver EfendiÜsküdar, 10 shared years
- Mehmet Ali BeyÜsküdar, 10 shared years
63 officials in all. Officials recorded in Üsküdar
Same school recorded
- Ahmet AğaSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Ahmet EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Esad EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Hacı Mehmet Ali EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- İbrahim Münir EfendiÜrgüp, born 1842/43 (AH 1258)
- Mehmet Hilmi EfendiÜrgüp, born 1843/44 (AH 1259)
- Mehmet Kadri EfendiÜrgüp, born 1845 (AH 1261)
- Mustafa Şakir EfendiÜrgüp, born 1845 (AH 1261)
- ibrahim Hakki BeyÜrgüp, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
26 officials in all. Officials born in Ürgüp
Full record
Annual entries (30)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860/61AH 1277 | Muhabere Memuru | Sivas | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1861/62AH 1278 | Muhabere Memuru | Sivas | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1862/63AH 1279 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1863/64AH 1280 | 1. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1864/65AH 1281 | 1. Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | 1. Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | 1. Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,690 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,690 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,690 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,690 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,690 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,690 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,690 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,690 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Müdür | Mosul (Musul) | 1,690 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | 1. Müdür | Bursa | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | 1. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1878AH 1295 | 1. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | 1. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | 2. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | 2. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | 2. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | 2. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | 2. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | 2. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | 2. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | 2. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | 2. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | 1. Müdür | Üsküdar | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_349; 695 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1255 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | urgup | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | konya | 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 | Sibyan mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1274 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1858 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Sivas | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 500 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1307 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- 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.
- 20 annual entries of 30 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.