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Official

Ali Saib Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bergama in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Life

Born in Bergama in 1883/84 (AH 1301) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Ali Saib Efendi was the child of an army captain (yüzbaşı). Work began in Bergama in 1900/01, at about 16, with seven unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1907/08, places Ali Saib in Doğubayazıt (Bayezid) as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 250 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
1907/0812BergamaDoğubayazıt
  1. Bergama

    Born 1883/84 (AH 1301); First work 1900/01 (AH 1318)

  2. Doğubayazıt (Bayezid)

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Doğubayazıt (Bayezid), with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1883/84 (AH 1301)
Birthplace
Bergama
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Yuzbasi

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
7 years
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
1900/01 (AH 1318)
Place
Bergama
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

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 3 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Doğubayazıt (Bayezid) in the same years, Ali Saib Efendi had the lowest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 3 officials with entries in Doğubayazıt (Bayezid) in the same years, Ali Saib Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 27 officials with entries in Doğubayazıt (Bayezid)

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Ali Saib Efendi had the 167th 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; Ali Saib Efendi had the 2,552nd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 7 officials born in Bergama, Ali Saib Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

The page of Bergama, with the 7 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Ali Saib Efendi had the 46th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Ali Saib Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruDoğubayazıt (Bayezid)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract148-177-349
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 Ali Saib Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAli Saib EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1301Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacebergamaRecovered 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 occupationyuzbasiRecovered 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)7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1318Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1900Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeBergamaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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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