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Official

Hasan Nazmi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 161-23-41

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Life

Born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1885/86 (AH 1303), Hasan Nazmi Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a farmer (çiftçi). Work began in Istanbul in 1908/09, at about 22, paid from the start, on 150 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1908/09, places Hasan Nazmi in Istanbul as a letters official (Mekâtib Memuru), on 150 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
1908/0912IzmirIstanbul

  1. Izmir (İzmir)

    Born 1885/86 (AH 1303)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1908/09 (AH 1326); 1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Mekâtib Memuru

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 150 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Birthplace
Izmir (İzmir)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
ciftci

Education

Darüşşafaka
Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Darüşşafaka
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
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
1908/09 (AH 1326)
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 165 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Hasan Nazmi Efendi had the 119th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 18 officials with the title Mekâtib Memuru in the same years, Hasan Nazmi Efendi had the 9th highest salary.

All 119 officials with the title Mekâtib Memuru

Same school

Of the 203 officials with Darüşşafaka among their schools, Hasan Nazmi Efendi had the 190th highest salary.

All 203 officials with Darüşşafaka

Same birthplace

Of the 62 officials born in Izmir (İzmir), Hasan Nazmi Efendi had the 59th highest salary.

The page of Izmir (İzmir), with the 62 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Hasan Nazmi Efendi had the 110th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Hasan Nazmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Mekâtib MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract161-23-41
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 Hasan Nazmi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHasan Nazmi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1303Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceizmirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthaydinRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationciftciRecovered 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
SchooldarussafakaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1326Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier 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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