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Official

Hasan Hilmi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kazanlak (Kızanlık) in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 161-41-77

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Life

Born in Kazanlak (Kızanlık) in 1887/88 (AH 1305), Hasan Hilmi Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a clerk (katip). Work began in Sirkeci in 1908/09, at about 20, paid from the start, on 150 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places Hasan Hilmi in Sirkeci as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 150 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
1908/0912KazanlakSirkeci

  1. Kazanlak (Kızanlık)

    Born 1887/88 (AH 1305)

  2. Sirkeci

    First work 1908/09 (AH 1326); 1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Muhabere Memuru

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhabere Memuru in Sirkeci, with 150 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
katip

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

Bulgarian
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1908/09 (AH 1326)
Place
Sirkeci
First salary field (kuruş a month)
150

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 Sirkeci in the same years, Hasan Hilmi Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

All 52 officials with entries in Sirkeci

Same job title, same years

Of the 205 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Hasan Hilmi Efendi had the 185th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 203 officials with Darüşşafaka among their schools, Hasan Hilmi Efendi had the 190th highest salary.

All 203 officials with Darüşşafaka

Same birthplace

Of the 7 officials born in Kazanlak (Kızanlık), Hasan Hilmi Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Kazanlak (Kızanlık), with the 7 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Hasan Hilmi Efendi had the 110th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Hasan Hilmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruSirkeci150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract161-41-77
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 Hasan Hilmi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHasan Hilmi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1305Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacekizanlikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthrumeli sarkiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationkatipRecovered 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)1Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1326Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placesirkeciRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)150Recovered 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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