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Official

İsmail Hakkı Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ankara in 1877/78 (AH 1294). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 151-204-403

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Life

Born in Ankara in 1877/78 (AH 1294), İsmail Hakkı Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Istanbul in 1892/93, at about 16, with 15 unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places İsmail Hakkı in Istanbul as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 300 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
1892/9312AnkaraIstanbul

  1. Ankara

    Born 1877/78 (AH 1294)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1892/93 (AH 1310); 1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

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

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
15 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
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
1892/93 (AH 1310)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 40 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul in the same years, İsmail Hakkı Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 204 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, İsmail Hakkı Efendi had the 113th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, İsmail Hakkı Efendi had the 109th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; İsmail Hakkı Efendi had the 2,211th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 44 officials born in Ankara, İsmail Hakkı Efendi had the 28th highest salary.

The page of Ankara, with the 44 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), İsmail Hakkı Efendi had the 22nd highest salary.

All 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325)

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of İsmail Hakkı Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract151-204-403
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 (15)

Recorded values of İsmail Hakkı Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Nameİsmail Hakkı EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1294Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceankaraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthankaraRecovered 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
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)15 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)5 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1310Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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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