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Official

İBRAHİM ETHEM EFENDİ

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Edirne in 1877/78 (AH 1294). On record 1903/04, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 115_132; 261

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Life

İBRAHİM ETHEM EFENDİ was born in Edirne in 1877/78 (AH 1294) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a tradesman (esnaf). Work began in Edirne in 1902/03, at about 25, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1903/04, places İBRAHİM ETHEM in Edirne as a transport official (Nakliye Memuru), on 250 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1903/04 (AH 1321): Nakliye Memuru in Edirne, with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1877/78 (AH 1294)
Birthplace
Edirne
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
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
1902/03 (AH 1320)
Place
Edirne
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

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 24 officials with entries in Edirne in the same years, İBRAHİM ETHEM EFENDİ had the 23rd highest salary.

All 265 officials with entries in Edirne

Same job title, same years

Of the 16 officials with the title Nakliye Memuru in the same years, İBRAHİM ETHEM EFENDİ had the 13th highest salary.

All 82 officials with the title Nakliye Memuru

Same school

Of the 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 745 have a recorded salary; İBRAHİM ETHEM EFENDİ had the 698th highest salary of them.

All 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 66 officials born in Edirne, İBRAHİM ETHEM EFENDİ had the 56th highest salary.

The page of Edirne, with the 66 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321), İBRAHİM ETHEM EFENDİ had the 101st highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of İBRAHİM ETHEM EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1903/04AH 1321Nakliye MemuruEdirne250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract115_132; 261
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)

Recorded values of İBRAHİM ETHEM EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameİBRAHİM ETHEM EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1294Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceedirneRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthedirneRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationesnafRecovered 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
SchoolSibyan 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)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1320Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1902Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeEdirneRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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.
  • 1 annual entry of 1 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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

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