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Official

RAUF EFENDİ

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Neapoli (Nasliç) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1903/04, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 115_118; 233

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Life

RAUF EFENDİ was born in Neapoli (Nasliç) in 1885/86 (AH 1303) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Neapoli in 1902/03, at about 16, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1903/04, places RAUF in Neapoli as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 200 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1903/04 (AH 1321): Muhabere Memuru in Neapoli (Nasliç), with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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)
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 3 officials with entries in Neapoli (Nasliç) in the same years, RAUF EFENDİ had the lowest salary.

All 23 officials with entries in Neapoli (Nasliç)

Same job title, same years

Of the 879 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, RAUF EFENDİ had the 815th 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; RAUF EFENDİ had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 10 officials born in Neapoli (Nasliç), RAUF EFENDİ had the 9th highest salary.

The page of Neapoli (Nasliç), with the 10 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321), RAUF EFENDİ had the 139th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of RAUF EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruNeapoli (Nasliç)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract115_118; 233
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 (13)

Recorded values of RAUF EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameRAUF EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1303Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacenaslicRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthmanastirRecovered 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)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel 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: Gregorian year as stored1902Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeNaslicRecovered 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.
  • 1 annual entry of 1 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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