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Unnamed official (0156_0149;295)

Jewish (Musevi). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0156_0149;295

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1883/84 (AH 1301) into the Jewish (Musevi) community, this official was the child of a senior army captain (kolağası). Work began in Adana in 1903/04, at about 19, with three unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 400 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1906/07, places the official in Beirut (Beyrut) as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 400 kuruş a month.

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
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1903/041906/07123IstanbulAdanaBeirut

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1883/84 (AH 1301)

  2. Adana

    First work 1903/04 (AH 1321)

  3. Beirut (Beyrut)

    1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Muhabere Memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhabere Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), with 400 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1883/84 (AH 1301)
Community
Jewish (Musevi)
Nationality as recorded
Yahudi
Father's occupation
Kolagasi

Education

Community school
Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
3 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

French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1903/04 (AH 1321)
Place
Adana
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

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 28 officials with entries in Beirut (Beyrut) in the same years, Unnamed official (0156_0149;295) had the 15th highest salary.

All 254 officials with entries in Beirut (Beyrut)

Same job title, same years

Of the 520 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Unnamed official (0156_0149;295) had the 185th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 263 officials with Millet Mektebi among their schools, Unnamed official (0156_0149;295) had the 168th highest salary.

All 263 officials with Millet Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Unnamed official (0156_0149;295) had the 1,196th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324), Unnamed official (0156_0149;295) had the 24th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0156_0149;295)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruBeirut (Beyrut)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0156_0149;295
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 Unnamed official (0156_0149;295) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1301Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationKolagasiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuseviRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityYahudiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolMillet MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)3Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1321Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1903Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeAdanaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered 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.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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