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Official

Abdulkadir Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Tulcea (Tulça) in 1849/50 (AH 1266). On record 1881/82, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 41_188; 373

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Life

Abdulkadir Efendi was born in Tulcea (Tulça) in 1849/50 (AH 1266) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in 1864/65, at about 15. A single annual entry, for 1881/82, places Abdulkadir in Beypazarı as a sergeant (Çavuş), on 285 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
1881/8212TulceaBeypazarı

  1. Tulcea (Tulça)

    Born 1849/50 (AH 1266)

  2. Beypazarı

    1881/82 (AH 1299)

    Çavuş

    285 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1881/82 (AH 1299): Çavuş in Beypazarı, with 285 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1849/50 (AH 1266)
Birthplace
Tulcea (Tulça)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary 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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1864/65 (AH 1281)

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 2 officials with entries in Beypazarı in the same years, Abdulkadir Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 15 officials with entries in Beypazarı

Same job title, same years

Of the 16 officials with the title Çavuş in the same years, Abdulkadir Efendi had the 15th highest salary.

All 64 officials with the title Çavuş

Same school

Of the 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 745 have a recorded salary; Abdulkadir Efendi had the 692nd highest salary of them.

  • Ahmet Niyazi Efendiborn 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 3,000 kuruş
  • Ali Beyborn 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 2,400 kuruş
  • Ali Faik Efendiborn 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 1,200 kuruş
  • Aziz Efendiborn 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 1,175 kuruş
  • Esed Efendiborn 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 1,000 kuruş

All 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 2 officials born in Tulcea (Tulça), Abdulkadir Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Tulcea (Tulça), with the 2 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 86 officials whose first annual entry is for 1881/82 (AH 1299), Abdulkadir Efendi had the 79th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Abdulkadir Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1881/82AH 1299ÇavuşBeypazarı285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract41_188; 373
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 (11)

Recorded values of Abdulkadir Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAbdulkadir EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1266Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacetulcaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthtunaRecovered 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
SchoolSibyan 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)1281Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1864Recovered 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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