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Official

Ali Kemal Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Doğubayazıt (Bayezid) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 161-45-85

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Life

Born in Doğubayazıt (Bayezid) in 1882/83 (AH 1300) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Ali Kemal Efendi was the child of a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Eleskirt in 1904/05, at about 21, paid from the start, on 150 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1908/09, places Ali Kemal in Erzurum as a registry clerk (Mukayyit), on 150 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
1908/0913DoğubayazıtErzurum

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Eleskirt).

  1. Doğubayazıt (Bayezid)

    Born 1882/83 (AH 1300)

  2. Eleskirt not on the map

    First work 1904/05 (AH 1322)

  3. Erzurum

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Mukayyit

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Mukayyit in Erzurum, with 150 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1882/83 (AH 1300)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
telgraf memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle 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
Persian
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1904/05 (AH 1322)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
150

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 10 officials with entries in Erzurum in the same years, Ali Kemal Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 148 officials with entries in Erzurum

Same job title, same years

Of the 4 officials with the title Mukayyit in the same years, Ali Kemal Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 138 officials with the title Mukayyit

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Ali Kemal Efendi had the 2,922nd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 4 officials born in Doğubayazıt (Bayezid), Ali Kemal Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Doğubayazıt (Bayezid), with the 4 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Ali Kemal Efendi had the 110th highest salary.

All 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326)

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Ali Kemal Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326MukayyitErzurum150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract161-45-85
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 Ali Kemal Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAli Kemal EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1300Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacebayezidRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birtherzurumRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationtelgraf memuruRecovered 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)0 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)4 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1322Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeeleskirtRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)150Recovered 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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