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Official

Unnamed official (0156_0029; 55)

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

Archive reference 0156_0029; 55

Compare Unnamed official (0156_0029; 55) with other officials

Life

Born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1884/85 (AH 1302), this official came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a doctor (doktor). Work began in Aleppo in 1903/04, at about 18, with four unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1907/08, places the official in Gaziantep (Antep) as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 200 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
1907/0812AleppoGaziantep

  1. Aleppo (Halep)

    Born 1884/85 (AH 1302); First work 1903/04 (AH 1321)

  2. Gaziantep (Antep)

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Gaziantep (Antep), with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Birthplace
Aleppo (Halep)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
doktor

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 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

Arabic
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1903/04 (AH 1321)
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 job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Unnamed official (0156_0029; 55) had the 224th 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; Unnamed official (0156_0029; 55) had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 67 officials born in Aleppo (Halep), Unnamed official (0156_0029; 55) had the 62nd highest salary.

The page of Aleppo (Halep), with the 67 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Unnamed official (0156_0029; 55) had the 75th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0156_0029; 55)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruGaziantep (Antep)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0156_0029; 55
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 Unnamed official (0156_0029; 55) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1302Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacehalepRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhalepRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationdoktorRecovered 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)4Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1321Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1903Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeHalepRecovered 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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