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Official

Mehmet Ali Efendi

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

Archive reference 161-50-95

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Life

Mehmet Ali Efendi was born in Tekirdağ in 1889/90 (AH 1307), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Tekirdağ in 1903/04, at about 14, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places Mehmet Ali in Lüleburgaz 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 2 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1908/0912TekirdağLüleburgaz

  1. Tekirdağ

    Born 1889/90 (AH 1307); First work 1903/04 (AH 1321)

  2. Lüleburgaz

    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 Lüleburgaz, with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1889/90 (AH 1307)
Birthplace
Tekirdağ
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1903/04 (AH 1321)
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 job title, same years

Of the 205 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Ali Efendi 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, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 56th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 21 officials born in Tekirdağ, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 16th highest salary.

The page of Tekirdağ, with the 21 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

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

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Ali Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruLüleburgaz300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract161-50-95
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 Mehmet Ali Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Ali EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacetekirdagRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthedirneRecovered 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)5 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1321Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placetekirdagRecovered 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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