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Official

Mehmet Arif Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kiğı in 1879/80 (AH 1297). On record 1902/03, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 121-89-173

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Life

Mehmet Arif Efendi was born in Kiğı in 1879/80 (AH 1297) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was an office servant (hademe). Work began in Beyoğlu in 1902/03, at about 22, paid from the start, on 400 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1902/03, places Mehmet Arif in Beyoğlu as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), 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
1902/0312KiğıBeyoğlu

  1. Kiğı

    Born 1879/80 (AH 1297)

  2. Beyoğlu

    First work 1902/03 (AH 1320); 1902/03 (AH 1320)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1902/03 (AH 1320): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 400 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1879/80 (AH 1297)
Birthplace
Kiğı
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Hademe

Education

Darüşşafaka
Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Darüşşafaka
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Armenian
Tekellumspeaking
French
Kitabetwriting
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)
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 place, same years

Of the 116 officials with entries in Beyoğlu in the same years, Mehmet Arif Efendi had the 84th highest salary.

All 460 officials with entries in Beyoğlu

Same job title, same years

Of the 165 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Mehmet Arif Efendi had the 122nd highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 203 officials with Darüşşafaka among their schools, Mehmet Arif Efendi had the 116th highest salary.

All 203 officials with Darüşşafaka

Same birthplace

Of the 2 officials born in Kiğı, Mehmet Arif Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Kiğı, with the 2 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 168 officials whose first annual entry is for 1902/03 (AH 1320), Mehmet Arif Efendi had the 39th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Arif Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1902/03AH 1320Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract121-89-173
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 (15)

Recorded values of Mehmet Arif Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Arif EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1297Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacekigiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birtherzurumRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationHademeRecovered 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
SchoolDarussafakaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Recovered annual personnel 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)1320Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1902Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placebeyogluRecovered 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.
  • 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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