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Official

İbrahim Zihni Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Erzurum in 1882/83 (AH 1300). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 159-198-391

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Life

Born in Erzurum in 1882/83 (AH 1300) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, İbrahim Zihni Efendi was the child of a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Tortum in 1902/03, at about 19, paid from the start, on 250 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1908/09, places İbrahim Zihni in Erzurum as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), 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 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1902/031908/09123ErzurumTortum

  1. Erzurum

    Born 1882/83 (AH 1300)

  2. Tortum

    First work 1902/03 (AH 1320)

  3. Erzurum

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Muhabere Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhabere Memuru in Erzurum, with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1882/83 (AH 1300)
Birthplace
Erzurum
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
telgraf memuru

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

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
Tortum
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 10 officials with entries in Erzurum in the same years, İbrahim Zihni Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

All 148 officials with entries in Erzurum

Same job title, same years

Of the 205 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, İbrahim Zihni Efendi had the 111th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

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

All 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 56 officials born in Erzurum, İbrahim Zihni Efendi had the 48th highest salary.

The page of Erzurum, with the 56 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), İbrahim Zihni Efendi had the 62nd highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of İbrahim Zihni Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruErzurum250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract159-198-391
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 İbrahim Zihni Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Nameİbrahim Zihni EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1300Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceerzurumRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birtherzurumRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationtelgraf memuruRecovered 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)0 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)6 other valuePersonnel 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: placetortumRecovered 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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • 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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