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Official

EMİN EFENDİ

Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Haifa (Hayfa) in 1889/90 (AH 1307). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0156_0148;293

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Life

EMİN EFENDİ was born in Haifa (Hayfa) in 1889/90 (AH 1307), into the Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) community. Work began in Hudavendigar in 1906/07, at about 16, paid from the start, on 375 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1908/09, places EMİN in Jaffa (Yafa) as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 375 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 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1906/071908/09123HaifaHudavendigarJaffa

  1. Haifa (Hayfa)

    Born 1889/90 (AH 1307)

  2. Hudavendigar

    First work 1906/07 (AH 1324)

  3. Jaffa (Yafa)

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    375 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Jaffa (Yafa), with 375 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1889/90 (AH 1307)
Birthplace
Haifa (Hayfa)
Community
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
Nationality as recorded
rum

Education

Community school
İsrail Mektebi (4 years)Israelite (Jewish) school
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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

Languages

Arabic
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1906/07 (AH 1324)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
375

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 Jaffa (Yafa) in the same years, EMİN EFENDİ had the highest salary.

All 67 officials with entries in Jaffa (Yafa)

Same job title, same years

Of the 26 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, EMİN EFENDİ had the 9th highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 5 officials with İsrail Mektebi among their schools, EMİN EFENDİ had the 4th highest salary.

All 5 officials with İsrail Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 5 officials born in Haifa (Hayfa), EMİN EFENDİ had the lowest salary.

The page of Haifa (Hayfa), with the 5 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), EMİN EFENDİ had the 28th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of EMİN EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)375Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0156_0148;293
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 EMİN EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameEMİN EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacehayfaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthbeyrutRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionhristiyanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityrumRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
Schoolisrail mektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)2 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1324Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placehudavendigarRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)375Recovered 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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • 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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