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Unnamed official (76_56; 109)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1896/97, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 76_56; 109

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Life

This official was born in Istanbul in 1875/76 (AH 1292) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a steward (kethüda). Work began in Beyoğlu in 1895/96, at about 20, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 20 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1896/97, places the official in Beyoğlu as an official (Memur), on 20 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
12Istanbul, Beyoğlu

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1875/76 (AH 1292)

  2. Beyoğlu

    First work 1895/96 (AH 1313); 1896/97 (AH 1314)

    Memur

    20 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1896/97 (AH 1314): Memur in Beyoğlu, with 20 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1875/76 (AH 1292)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Kethuda

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
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
1895/96 (AH 1313)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
20

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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 3 officials who held Memur in Beyoğlu in the same years, Unnamed official (76_56; 109) had the lowest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 111 officials with entries in Beyoğlu in the same years, Unnamed official (76_56; 109) had the lowest salary.

All 460 officials with entries in Beyoğlu

Same job title, same years

Of the 32 officials with the title Memur in the same years, Unnamed official (76_56; 109) had the lowest salary.

All 338 officials with the title Memur

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Unnamed official (76_56; 109) had the lowest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Unnamed official (76_56; 109) had the lowest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 164 officials whose first annual entry is for 1896/97 (AH 1314), 163 have a recorded salary; Unnamed official (76_56; 109) had the lowest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (76_56; 109)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1896/97AH 1314MemurBeyoğlu20Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract76_56; 109
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 Unnamed official (76_56; 109) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1292Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationKethudaRecovered 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)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1313Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1895Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placebeyogluRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)20Recovered 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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