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İbtidai Mektebi

Primary school

33 officials have İbtidai Mektebi recorded as school. The annual entries of these officials, 698 in all, run from 1851 to 1910 (AH 1268 to 1327). The median of the 686 recorded monthly salaries is 600 kuruş. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 15.

Officials
33
Annual entries1851 to 1910, AH 1268 to 1327
698
Year with most officials20 officials
1889/90
Median monthly salaryfrom 686 recorded salaries
600 kuruş
Places with officials
105

Stored spellings: ibtidai Mektebi; ibtidai mektebi

All years

Schooling and first pay

Group of schools: primary.

Officials with this school
33every school recorded for an official counts
Years of schooling recorded
4.0 yearsmean 4.0; 33 officials with years
First recorded monthly salary
300 kuruşmedian; mean 330 kuruş, 33 officials
Mean salary over the career
719 kuruşmean of each official's yearly salaries
With a qualification
7%2 of 30 officials with the code: diploma, certificate, training or nişan

The years of schooling count all schooling recorded up to this school, not the years spent in it. The first salary is that of the first year with a salary, not a hiring salary.

Where the school was

9 officials of 33 give a place for this school. Places are worded by the officials. A place of the catalogue is named only when exactly one place has the same spelling, so it is a probable link, not a certain one.

Places given for İbtidai Mektebi
Place as the record words itPlace of the catalogue (probable)Officials
BesiktasBeşiktaş1
BeyrutBeirut (Beyrut)1
FatihFatih1
HamaHama1
HirsovaHârșova (Hırsova)1
MusulMosul (Musul)1
RuscukRuse (Rusçuk)1
sivasSivas1
uskudarÜsküdar1

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1889/90 (AH 1307) with 20 officials. Years with an annual entry: 60.
051015201853/54AH 12701863/64AH 12801873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 132020 in 1889/90Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, İbtidai Mektebi
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1851/52 (AH 1268)111
1852/53 (AH 1269)212
1853/54 (AH 1270)202
1854/55 (AH 1271)202
1855/56 (AH 1272)313
1856/57 (AH 1273)414
1857/58 (AH 1274)404
1858/59 (AH 1275)515
1859/60 (AH 1276)313
1860/61 (AH 1277)606
1861/62 (AH 1278)717
1862/63 (AH 1279)717
1863/64 (AH 1280)707
1864/65 (AH 1281)707
1865/66 (AH 1282)929
1866/67 (AH 1283)909
1867/68 (AH 1284)12412
1868/69 (AH 1285)13113
1869/70 (AH 1286)12012
1870/71 (AH 1287)14114
1871/72 (AH 1288)14014
1872/73 (AH 1289)10010
1873/74 (AH 1290)11011
1874/75 (AH 1291)14114
1875/76 (AH 1292)14114
1876/77 (AH 1293)18318
1877/78 (AH 1294)16016
1878 (AH 1295)17117
1878/79 (AH 1296)18018
1879/80 (AH 1297)15015
1880/81 (AH 1298)16116
1881/82 (AH 1299)17117
1882/83 (AH 1300)16116
1883/84 (AH 1301)15115
1884/85 (AH 1302)17017
1885/86 (AH 1303)18118
1886/87 (AH 1304)18018
1887/88 (AH 1305)17017
1888/89 (AH 1306)18118
1889/90 (AH 1307)20120
1890/91 (AH 1308)20020
1891/92 (AH 1309)16016
1892/93 (AH 1310)17017
1893/94 (AH 1311)17017
1894/95 (AH 1312)17117
1895/96 (AH 1313)17017
1896/97 (AH 1314)16016
1897/98 (AH 1315)16016
1898/99 (AH 1316)15015
1899/1900 (AH 1317)15115
1900/01 (AH 1318)17117
1901/02 (AH 1319)14014
1902/03 (AH 1320)12112
1903/04 (AH 1321)909
1904/05 (AH 1322)10010
1905/06 (AH 1323)909
1906/07 (AH 1324)606
1907/08 (AH 1325)303
1908/09 (AH 1326)202
1909/10 (AH 1327)202

An official is counted once in a year. First recorded is the first year in which the collection has an annual entry of the official on this page. It is not a hiring date.

Monthly salary each year

The median of the 686 recorded monthly salaries is 600 kuruş, the mean 884 kuruş.
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001853/54AH 12701863/64AH 12801873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 1320Median 715 kuruş in 1906/07İbtidai Mektebi, median of years with 5 or more salariesMean of the same yearsWhole collectionFewer than 5 salaries, not joined to the line

The same numbers as a table
Monthly salary each year in kuruş, İbtidai Mektebi
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1851/521150150150150282.5
1852/532275275262.5287.5350
1853/542500500375625400
1854/552500500375625400
1855/563400466.67325575450
1856/574425400362.5462.5375
1857/584425412.5375462.5475
1858/595400410400450500
1859/603300316.67275350500
1860/616475533.33412.5575500
1861/627500535.71300750600
1862/637500538.57200875500
1863/647750771.435001,000500
1864/6571,0009487681,225625
1865/6691,000909.563501,200650
1866/6791,000878.894001,000600
1867/6812700752.92287.51,050600
1868/69134808904001,200600
1869/70111,0001,033.644901,320600
1870/7113800982.315001,200600
1871/7213600874.625001,100550
1872/7391,0901,211.116001,500550
1873/74109251,135577.51,445500
1874/75137501,035.385701,500535
1875/76137501,0305701,500530
1876/7717670881.185001,000575
1877/78166751,088.123951,337.5560
1878175001,081.763801,500600
1878/79175701,018.824001,100600
1879/8015500793.67365800500
1880/8116500831.56395975500
1881/8217600847.35400800500
1882/83169251,045.623951,625500
1883/84156509223651,500500
1884/85171,050987.063801,500500
1885/8618650957.223851,425500
1886/8718650946.113851,425500
1887/8817650928.243801,200500
1888/8918600870.784001,200500
1889/9020700950.454751,200500
1890/9120700900.454751,200500
1891/9216600896.194751,050500
1892/9317750961.185001,200500
1893/9417600917.655001,000500
1894/9517600867.655001,000500
1895/9616600987.5462.51,275500
1896/9715500761.67425837.5500
1897/9816520807.81472.51,080500
1898/9915540934.334551,080500
1899/190015600857.675001,080500
1900/0117600871.474501,080500
1901/0214625777.864201,000500
1902/0312550639.17462.5900500
1903/049500633.33300900475
1904/059600723.334501,000450
1905/069900762.225001,000475
1906/076715921.67507.5900450
1907/0839001,2005501,700300
1908/092937.5937.5568.751,306.25350
1909/1021,237.51,237.51,018.751,456.25462.5

Salaries are nominal monthly amounts in kuruş, as assigned. The thick line is the median of each year and the thin line the mean. A year with fewer than 5 recorded salaries is drawn as an open mark and is not joined to the line.

Jobs each year

60 job titles on record. The most frequent is Muhabere Memuru, held by 16 officials.
Muhabere Memuru162. Müdür101. Müdür63. Sınıf Polis Komiseri62. Sınıf Polis Komiseri5Başkomiser53. Sinif Teftis Memuru4Memur41853/54AH 12701858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251 official6 officials

The 8 titles with most officials. A darker cell means more officials in that year.

The same numbers as a table
Officials by job title and year, İbtidai Mektebi
YearMuhabere Memuru2. Müdür1. Müdür3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri2. Sınıf Polis KomiseriBaşkomiser3. Sinif Teftis MemuruMemur
1851/52
1852/53
1853/54
1854/55
1855/56
1856/5711
1857/582
1858/5912
1859/602
1860/61112
1861/62121
1862/63221
1863/64321
1864/65123
1865/66122
1866/671311
1867/68432
1868/69513
1869/70422
1870/71532
1871/72432
1872/73211
1873/74321
1874/7552
1875/76421
1876/77631
1877/785121
18783231
1878/7953111
1879/803221
1880/813121
1881/8221111
1882/831121
1883/84121
1884/851121
1885/8611121
1886/8711121
1887/88111121
1888/8911221
1889/90211131
1890/912111311
1891/922221
1892/9311221
1893/9421221
1894/95211211
1895/9621211
1896/9731211
1897/98311211
1898/99211121
1899/1900212121
1900/012111121
1901/02111121
1902/032112
1903/04112
1904/0511111
1905/061121
1906/071
1907/08
1908/09
1909/10

Places

Show the other 80 places
Places of İbtidai Mektebi, the place with most officials first, continued
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
BosnaBosnia (Bosna) province241873 to 1877
KosovaKosovo (Kosova) province241877 to 1902
NablusBeirut (Beyrut) province241864 to 1892
Baghdad (Bağdat)Baghdad (Bağdat) province231867 to 1878
SivasSivas province231864 to 1895
Tripoli (Trablusşam)Beirut (Beyrut) province231877 to 1906
ÜsküdarIstanbul (Dersaadet) province231870 to 1892
SiverekDiyarbakır province221863 to 1889
VarnaDanube (Tuna) province221868 to 1878
AksarayIstanbul (Dersaadet) province1211881 to 1902
Sidon (Sayda)Beirut (Beyrut) province191851 to 1860
VizeEdirne province191868 to 1877
Trebinje (Trebin)Bosnia (Bosna) province181870 to 1878
Jeddah (Cidde)Hejaz (Hicaz) province171892 to 1899
SuriyeSyria (Suriye) province171872 to 1878
VamosCrete (Girit) province171896 to 1903
Al-Salt (Salt)Syria (Suriye) province161897 to 1903
İzmitİzmit province161874 to 1880
Hillah (Hille)Baghdad (Bağdat) province151869 to 1883
NalutTripoli (Trablusgarp) province151887 to 1906
Plovdiv (Filibe)Eastern Rumelia (Rumeli-i Şarkî) province151856 to 1868
Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)Edirne province141889 to 1893
AmasyaSivas province141895 to 1899
LüleburgazEdirne province141878 to 1882
Mecca (Mekke)Hejaz (Hicaz) province141888 to 1892
Pleven (Plevne)Danube (Tuna) province141877 to 1880
Sana'a (Sana)Yemen province141883 to 1887
BabukaBaghdad (Bağdat) province131874 to 1879
IspartaKonya province131878 to 1880
Jerusalem (Kudüs)Jerusalem (Kudüs) province131903 to 1906
Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye)Baghdad (Bağdat) province131879 to 1882
KonyaKonya province131891 to 1894
LomDanube (Tuna) province131858 to 1862
Suakin (Sevakin)Hejaz (Hicaz) province131882 to 1885
Acre (Akka)Beirut (Beyrut) province121884 to 1886
Al-Khums (Hums)Tripoli (Trablusgarp) province121886 to 1888
Amarah (Amare)Basra province121878 to 1880
Bitola (Manastır)Bitola (Manastır) province121861 to 1863
ErzincanErzurum province121865 to 1867
Gharyan (Garyan)Tripoli (Trablusgarp) province121884 to 1886
HudavendigarHüdavendigâr province121879 to 1881
Izmir (İzmir)Aydın province121892 to 1894
Jaffa (Yafa)Jerusalem (Kudüs) province121865 to 1867
Kula (Adliye)Danube (Tuna) province121869 to 1871
Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener) (spelt yenisehir)Thessaly (Teselya) province121858 to 1861
Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener) (spelt yenisehiri fener)Thessaly (Teselya) province121863 to 1865
MersinAdana province121885 to 1887
Miqdadiyah (Şehriban)Baghdad (Bağdat) province121870 to 1872
TarsusAdana province121867 to 1869
TekirdağEdirne province121900 to 1902
AdanaAdana province111892/93
Al Luhayyah (Luhayye)Yemen province111890/91
AnkaraAnkara province111877/78
Artvin (Livane)Trabzon province111878/79
Badra (Bedre)Baghdad (Bağdat) province111893/94
BayburtErzurum province111878
BehramkiDiyarbakır province111874/75
Berkovitsa (Berkofça)Danube (Tuna) province111864/65
BesniMamuretülaziz province111876/77
BitlisBitlis province111867/68
Botevgrad (Orhaniye)Danube (Tuna) province111877/78
Edessa (Vodina)Thessaloniki (Selanik) province111867/68
ElazığMamuretülaziz province111889/90
GürünSivas province111862/63
Hakkâri (Çölemerik)Van province111881/82
Karbala (Kerbela)Baghdad (Bağdat) province111871/72
Kastoria (Kesriye)Bitola (Manastır) province111861/62
Khanaqin (Hanikin)Baghdad (Bağdat) province111876/77
Kifri (Salahiye)Mosul (Musul) province111894/95
Korçë (Görice)Bitola (Manastır) province111888/89
KulpBitlis province111875/76
KırklareliEdirne province111900/01
NallıhanAnkara province111874/75
Niš (Niş)Danube (Tuna) province111877/78
Pristina (Priştine)Kosovo (Kosova) province111860/61
PrizrenKosovo (Kosova) province111863/64
Skopje (Üsküp)Kosovo (Kosova) province111876/77
Sulina (Sünne)Danube (Tuna) province111873/74
Taraklıİzmit province111876/77
Volos (Golos)Thessaly (Teselya) province111868/69

Ottoman officials recorded

33 officials, the one with most annual entries first. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.

Officials of İbtidai Mektebi
OfficialYearsAnnual entriesMain titleKuruş a monthBirthplace
Abdürrahim Efendi1851 to 190245Müfettişinspector150 to 2,500Sidon (Sayda)
Mustafa İsmet Efendi1859 to 190242Müfettiş Muaviniassistant inspector250 to 1,350Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mahmut Cemal Efendi1861 to 190741Çavuşsergeant (a lower service grade)150 to 900Divriği
Ahmet Rifat Efendi1855 to 189438Müfettişinspector400 to 4,000Ruse (Rusçuk)
Asaf Bey1856 to 189237Başmüdürchief director400 to 3,000Plovdiv (Filibe)
Mehmed Şefik Efendi1862 to 190136Müdürdirector120 to 3,000Sivas
Hasan Bey1875 to 1904302. Sınıf Polis Komiseripolice commissioner, second class380 to 1,000Cerkezistan
Hasan Rifat1865 to 189628Polis Meclisi Riyaseti350 to 2,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Abdulhamit Efendi1867 to 1906272. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)400 to 1,200Baghdad (Bağdat)
Abdullah Efendi1880 to 190727Sevk Kalemidispatch office200 to 500Habesistan
Ahmet Hamdi Efendi1865 to 1891272. Sınıf Polis Komiseripolice commissioner, second class300 to 650Kayseri
Mehmet Safvet Efendi1876 to 190227Memurofficial150 to 650Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa sevki Efendi1883 to 191027Çavuşsergeant (a lower service grade)300 to 2,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Fuat Paşa1867 to 189925Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskitabeti400 to 2,500Mosul (Musul)
Servet Efendi1874 to 189825Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)380 to 500Ankara
Ali Rıza Efendi1870 to 190622Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)400 to 1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Ziver Efendi1852 to 1877222. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)300 to 1,000Erzurum
ibrahim Ethem Efendi1889 to 190819Polispoliceman100 to 900Sivas
Mıgırdıç Efendi1882 to 190317Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)500 to 1,500Diyarbakır
ibrahim Naci Bey1885 to 190116Başkomiserchief police commissioner400 to 1,500Niš (Niş)
Ali Rıza Efendi1867 to 188215Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)200 to 760Loma
Mehmet Nurettin Efendi1868 to 188214Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)450 to 500Lüleburgaz
Mehmet Ziyauttin Efendi1881 to 189514Rüsumat Memurucustoms official100 to 1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Galip Efendi1867 to 187912Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)250 to 600Bahcesaray
Haci Ömer Efendi1894 to 190511Seyyar Memurtravelling official300 to 500Kafkasya
Show the other 8 officials
Officials of İbtidai Mektebi, continued
OfficialYearsAnnual entriesMain titleKuruş a monthBirthplace
Mehmet Edip Bey1900 to 191010Hukuk Kalemi30 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Vasıf Bey1876 to 18827Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)200 to 600Hama
Mehmet Cemil Beyefendi1876 to 18805Posta Memurupostal official100 to 300Diyarbakır
Mehmet Hilmi Efendi1899 to 19034Sivil Baskomiser600 to 1,000Trabzon
Mustafa Yusuf Efendi1902 to 19064Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)250Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hamza Elvan Bey1858 to 18623Memurofficial350 to 400Servia (Serfiçe)
Mehmet Müştak Efendi1878 to 18792Aşar Memurutithe official400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Unnamed official (0049_0032; 61)1888 to 190719Evrak Kalemidocuments office50 to 530Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Years run from the first to the last annual entry. An official without a recorded name is listed after the named officials.

How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.