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Official

Mişon Kemal Efendi

Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1896/97, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0086_0146: 287

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1875/76 (AH 1292) into the Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) community, Mişon Kemal Efendi was the child of a tradesman (esnaf). Work began in Istanbul in 1893/94, at about 18, with three unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 75 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1896/97, places Mişon Kemal in Istanbul as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 75 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1896/97 (AH 1314): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 75 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1875/76 (AH 1292)
Community
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
Nationality as recorded
Rum
Father's occupation
Esnaf

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
Italian
Kitabetwriting
Greek (Rum)
Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1893/94 (AH 1311)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
75

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 566 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Mişon Kemal Efendi had the 563rd highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 193 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Mişon Kemal Efendi had the 191st highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 263 officials with Millet Mektebi among their schools, Mişon Kemal Efendi had the 261st highest salary.

All 263 officials with Millet Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Mişon Kemal Efendi had the 1,923rd highest salary of them.

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

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 164 officials whose first annual entry is for 1896/97 (AH 1314), 163 have a recorded salary; Mişon Kemal Efendi had the 159th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mişon Kemal Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1896/97AH 1314Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)75Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0146: 287
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 Mişon Kemal Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMişon Kemal EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1292Recovered 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 occupationEsnafRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionHristiyanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityRumRecovered 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; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1311Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1893Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)75Recovered 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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