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Official

İsmail Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Iran in 1863/64 (AH 1280). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-135-265

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Life

Born in Iran in 1863/64 (AH 1280), İsmail Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Istanbul in 1906/07, at about 43, paid from the start, on 150 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1906/07, places İsmail in Istanbul as a deliverer (Müvezzi), on 250 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 2 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1906/0712IranIstanbul

  1. Iran

    Born 1863/64 (AH 1280)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1906/07 (AH 1324); 1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Müvezzi

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Müvezzi in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1863/64 (AH 1280)
Birthplace
Iran
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Private teaching
Hususi Muallim (4 years)private teacher (not a school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 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
1906/07 (AH 1324)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
150

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 333 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, İsmail Efendi had the 258th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 7 officials with the title Müvezzi in the same years, İsmail Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

All 65 officials with the title Müvezzi

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324), İsmail Efendi had the 90th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of İsmail Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324MüvezziIstanbul (Dersaadet)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-135-265
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 (12)

Recorded values of İsmail Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Nameİsmail EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1280Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceiranRecovered 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
SchoolHususi MuallimRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1324Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1906Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)150Recovered 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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