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Official

Ali Rıza Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 145-253-501

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1887/88 (AH 1305) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Ali Rıza Efendi was the child of a storehouse official (ambar memuru). Work began in Istanbul in 1907/08, at about 19, paid from the start, on 30 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Ali Rıza in Istanbul in the statistics office (İstatistik Kalemi), on 30 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): İstatistik Kalemi in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 30 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Ambar Memuru

Education

Other named school
Maarif Mektebi (7 years)
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)
30

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 204 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Ali Rıza Efendi had the 202nd highest salary.

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Same job title, same years

Of the 4 officials with the title İstatistik Kalemi in the same years, Ali Rıza Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 27 officials with the title İstatistik Kalemi

Same school

Of the 12 officials with Maarif Mektebi among their schools, Ali Rıza Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 12 officials with Maarif Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Ali Rıza Efendi had the 1,993rd highest salary of them.

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First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Ali Rıza Efendi had the 156th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Ali Rıza Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325İstatistik KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)30Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract145-253-501
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 Rıza Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAli Rıza EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1305Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationAmbar MemuruRecovered 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
SchoolMaarif 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: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)30Recovered 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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