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Official

ALİ RIZA EFENDİ

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop) in 1889/90 (AH 1307). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0156_0147;291

Compare ALİ RIZA EFENDİ with other officials

Life

Born in Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop) in 1889/90 (AH 1307) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, ALİ RIZA EFENDİ was the child of a director (müdür). Work began in Edirne in 1905/06, at about 16, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1908/09, places ALİ RIZA in Xanthi (İskeçe) 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
1905/061908/09123Gotse DelchevEdirneXanthi

  1. Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop)

    Born 1889/90 (AH 1307)

  2. Edirne

    First work 1905/06 (AH 1323)

  3. Xanthi (İskeçe)

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhabere Memuru in Xanthi (İskeçe), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1889/90 (AH 1307)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
mudur

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary 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
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1905/06 (AH 1323)
Place
Edirne
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

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 Xanthi (İskeçe) in the same years, ALİ RIZA EFENDİ had the highest salary.

All 28 officials with entries in Xanthi (İskeçe)

Same job title, same years

Of the 205 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, ALİ RIZA EFENDİ had the 70th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, ALİ RIZA EFENDİ had the 56th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 5 officials born in Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop), ALİ RIZA EFENDİ had the 4th highest salary.

The page of Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop), with the 5 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), ALİ RIZA EFENDİ had the 35th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of ALİ RIZA EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruXanthi (İskeçe)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0156_0147;291
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 ALİ RIZA EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameALİ RIZA EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacenevrekopRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthselanikRecovered 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
Schoolidadi mektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling9Recovered 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)3 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1323Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeedirneRecovered 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.
  • 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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