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Official

Bedros Dermenas Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bursa in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 159-228-451

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Life

Bedros Dermenas Efendi was born in Bursa in 1883/84 (AH 1301) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a tradesman (esnaf). Work began in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1907/08, at about 23, paid from the start, on 250 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Bedros Dermenas in Beirut as an official of the union post (İttihat Posta Memuru), on 250 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
1907/0812BursaBeirut

  1. Bursa

    Born 1883/84 (AH 1301)

  2. Beirut (Beyrut)

    First work 1907/08 (AH 1325); 1907/08 (AH 1325)

    İttihat Posta Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): İttihat Posta Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1883/84 (AH 1301)
Birthplace
Bursa
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Community school
Ermeni Millet Mektebi (4 years)Armenian community school
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.

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

Languages

Armenian
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
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)
250

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 21 officials with entries in Beirut (Beyrut) in the same years, Bedros Dermenas Efendi had the 18th highest salary.

All 254 officials with entries in Beirut (Beyrut)

Same job title, same years

Of the 2 officials with the title İttihat Posta Memuru in the same years, Bedros Dermenas Efendi had the highest salary.

All 71 officials with the title İttihat Posta Memuru

Same school

Of the 86 officials with Ermeni Millet Mektebi among their schools, Bedros Dermenas Efendi had the 82nd highest salary.

All 86 officials with Ermeni Millet Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 38 officials born in Bursa, Bedros Dermenas Efendi had the 32nd highest salary.

The page of Bursa, with the 38 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Bedros Dermenas Efendi had the 46th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Bedros Dermenas Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325İttihat Posta MemuruBeirut (Beyrut)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract159-228-451
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 Bedros Dermenas Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameBedros Dermenas EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1301Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacebursaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhudavendigarRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationesnafRecovered 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
SchoolErmeni Millet 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)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: placebeyrutRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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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