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Official

Emin Hikmet Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Nablus in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-132-259

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Life

Born in Nablus in 1881/82 (AH 1299), Emin Hikmet Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a director (müdür). Work began in As-Suwayda (Süveyda) in 1906/07, at about 24, paid from the start, on 500 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1906/07, places Emin Hikmet in As-Suwayda as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 500 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
1906/0712NablusAs-Suwayda

  1. Nablus

    Born 1881/82 (AH 1299)

  2. As-Suwayda (Süveyda)

    First work 1906/07 (AH 1324); 1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Muhabere Memuru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhabere Memuru in As-Suwayda (Süveyda), with 500 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Birthplace
Nablus
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
mudur

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
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

Arabic
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)
500

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 2 officials with entries in As-Suwayda (Süveyda) in the same years, Emin Hikmet Efendi had the highest salary.

All 14 officials with entries in As-Suwayda (Süveyda)

Same job title, same years

Of the 520 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Emin Hikmet Efendi had the 113th 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; Emin Hikmet Efendi had the 1,253rd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 7 officials born in Nablus, Emin Hikmet Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

The page of Nablus, with the 7 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324), Emin Hikmet Efendi had the 11th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Emin Hikmet Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruAs-Suwayda (Süveyda)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-132-259
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 Emin Hikmet Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameEmin Hikmet EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1299Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacenablusRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthbeyrutRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmudurRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel 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: Gregorian year as stored1906Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeSuveydeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)500Recovered 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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