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Unnamed official (148,186-367)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1890/91 (AH 1308). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 148,186-367

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1890/91 (AH 1308), this official came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Beyoğlu in 1905/06, at about 15, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 70 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1906/07, places the official in Beyoğlu as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 70 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 1890/91 (AH 1308)

  2. Beyoğlu

    First work 1905/06 (AH 1323); 1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    70 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 70 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1890/91 (AH 1308)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Darüşşafaka
Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Darüşşafaka
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

French
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)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
70

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 66 officials with entries in Beyoğlu in the same years, Unnamed official (148,186-367) had the lowest salary.

All 460 officials with entries in Beyoğlu

Same job title, same years

Of the 84 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Unnamed official (148,186-367) had the 83rd highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 203 officials with Darüşşafaka among their schools, Unnamed official (148,186-367) had the lowest salary.

All 203 officials with Darüşşafaka

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Unnamed official (148,186-367) had the 1,934th highest salary of them.

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

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324), Unnamed official (148,186-367) had the 154th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (148,186-367)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu70Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract148,186-367
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 (148,186-367) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1308Recovered 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
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
SchoolDarussafakaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)1Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1323Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1905Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placebeyogluRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)70Recovered 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.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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