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Official

Aleksander Corci Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sipka in 1878/79 (AH 1296). On record 1909/10, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 188-54-53

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Life

Born in Sipka in 1878/79 (AH 1296), Aleksander Corci Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Istanbul in 1909/10, at about 30, paid from the start, on 400 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1909/10, places Aleksander Corci in Istanbul as a letters official (Mekâtib Memuru), on 400 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
1909/1012SipkaIstanbul

  1. Sipka

    Born 1878/79 (AH 1296)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1909/10 (AH 1327); 1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Mekâtib Memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1909/10 (AH 1327): Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 400 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1878/79 (AH 1296)
Birthplace
Sipka
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

Education

Higher or professional
Mekteb-i Sultani (12 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
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

Bulgarian
Kitabetwriting
French
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
1909/10 (AH 1327)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

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 9 officials who held Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul in the same years, Aleksander Corci Efendi had the highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 126 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Aleksander Corci Efendi had the 75th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 9 officials with the title Mekâtib Memuru in the same years, Aleksander Corci Efendi had the highest salary.

All 119 officials with the title Mekâtib Memuru

Same school

Of the 53 officials with Mekteb-i Sultani among their schools, Aleksander Corci Efendi had the 30th highest salary.

All 53 officials with Mekteb-i Sultani

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327), 122 have a recorded salary; Aleksander Corci Efendi had the 17th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Aleksander Corci Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1909/10AH 1327Mekâtib MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-54-53
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 (12)

Recorded values of Aleksander Corci Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAleksander Corci EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1296Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesipkaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthrumeli sarkiRecovered 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
Schoolmektebi sultaniRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1327Recovered 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)400Recovered 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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