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Official

Mehmet Ali Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sivas in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1894/95, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0074_0069; 135

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Life

Born in Sivas in 1872/73 (AH 1289) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mehmet Ali Efendi was the child of an official (memur). Work began in Konya in 1889/90, at about 17, with five unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1894/95, places Mehmet Ali in Akşehir as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 300 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
1889/901894/95123SivasKonyaAkşehir

  1. Sivas

    Born 1872/73 (AH 1289)

  2. Konya

    First work 1889/90 (AH 1307)

  3. Akşehir

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1894/95 (AH 1312): Muhabere Memuru in Akşehir, with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1872/73 (AH 1289)
Birthplace
Sivas
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Memur

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
5 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
1889/90 (AH 1307)
Place
Konya
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Named in scholarly works

No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.

Possible links: 2 entries in 1 work

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 Akşehir in the same years, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 18 officials with entries in Akşehir

Same job title, same years

Of the 779 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 737th 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; Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 2,211th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 95 officials born in Sivas, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 84th highest salary.

The page of Sivas, with the 95 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 173 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312), Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 137th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Ali Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruAkşehir300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0069; 135
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 Mehmet Ali Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Ali EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1289Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmemurRecovered 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)5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1890Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeKonyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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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