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Official

Yusuf Eşref Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). On record 1901/02, 1 annual entry. Death recorded 1902/03.

Archive reference 116_150; 297

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1882/83 (AH 1300), Yusuf Eşref Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a muezzin. The one annual entry, for 1901/02, places Yusuf Eşref in Yeniköy as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 100 kuruş a month. The list of 1902/03 (AH 1320) gives the status word Vefat (death).

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
1901/0212Istanbul, Yeniköy

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1882/83 (AH 1300); First work 1900/01 (AH 1318)

  2. Yeniköy

    1901/02 (AH 1319)

    Muhabere Memuru

    100 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Death recorded in the annual list of 1902/03 (AH 1320): the word Vefat, not a date of death.

One annual entry, for 1901/02 (AH 1319): Muhabere Memuru in Yeniköy, with 100 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
Muezzin
Death recorded
1902/03 (AH 1320)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
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
1900/01 (AH 1318)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

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 5 officials with entries in Yeniköy in the same years, Yusuf Eşref Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 26 officials with entries in Yeniköy

Same job title, same years

Of the 834 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Yusuf Eşref Efendi had the 827th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Yusuf Eşref Efendi had the 3,019th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Yusuf Eşref Efendi had the 1,806th highest salary of them.

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

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 131 officials whose first annual entry is for 1901/02 (AH 1319), Yusuf Eşref Efendi had the 118th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Yusuf Eşref Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruYeniköy100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract116_150; 297
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 (15)

Recorded values of Yusuf Eşref Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameYusuf Eşref EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1300Recovered 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
Father's occupationMuezzinRecovered 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)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1318Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1900Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)100Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Status
Death recorded under the year (AH)1320Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
What the sources named in this table are
Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
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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