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Official

Yusuf Süreyya Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bitola (Manastır) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 161-47-89

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Life

Born in Bitola (Manastır) in 1884/85 (AH 1302), Yusuf Süreyya Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a regimental quartermaster (alay emini). Work began in Bitola in 1907/08, at about 22, paid from the start, on 200 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Yusuf Süreyya in Thessaloniki (Selanik) 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
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1907/0812BitolaThessaloniki

  1. Bitola (Manastır)

    Born 1884/85 (AH 1302); First work 1907/08 (AH 1325)

  2. Thessaloniki (Selanik)

    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 Thessaloniki (Selanik), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Alay Emini

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 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
1907/08 (AH 1325)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

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 28 officials with entries in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in the same years, Yusuf Süreyya Efendi had the 19th highest salary.

All 408 officials with entries in Thessaloniki (Selanik)

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Yusuf Süreyya 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; Yusuf Süreyya Efendi had the 2,211th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 40 officials born in Bitola (Manastır), Yusuf Süreyya Efendi had the 32nd highest salary.

The page of Bitola (Manastır), with the 40 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

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

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Yusuf Süreyya Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract161-47-89
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 Yusuf Süreyya Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameYusuf Süreyya EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1302Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacemanastirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthmanastirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationAlay EminiRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1325Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1907Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeManastirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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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