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Official

Cafer-i Tayyar Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 153-170-335

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Life

Born in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1884/85 (AH 1302) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Cafer-i Tayyar Efendi was the child of a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Kayseri in 1907/08, at about 22, paid from the start, on 500 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Cafer-i Tayyar in Kayseri as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 500 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
1907/0812ThessalonikiKayseri

  1. Thessaloniki (Selanik)

    Born 1884/85 (AH 1302)

  2. Kayseri

    First work 1907/08 (AH 1325); 1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Kayseri, with 500 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Memuru

Education

Higher or professional
Mekteb-i Sultani (12 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Other High
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
1907/08 (AH 1325)
Place
Kayseri
First salary field (kuruş a month)
500

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 6 officials with entries in Kayseri in the same years, Cafer-i Tayyar Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

All 53 officials with entries in Kayseri

Same job title, same years

Of the 52 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Cafer-i Tayyar Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 53 officials with Mekteb-i Sultani among their schools, Cafer-i Tayyar Efendi had the 25th highest salary.

All 53 officials with Mekteb-i Sultani

Same birthplace

Of the 65 officials born in Thessaloniki (Selanik), Cafer-i Tayyar Efendi had the 34th highest salary.

The page of Thessaloniki (Selanik), with the 65 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Cafer-i Tayyar Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Cafer-i Tayyar Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiKayseri500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract153-170-335
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 Cafer-i Tayyar Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameCafer-i Tayyar EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1302Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceselanikRecovered 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 occupationtelgraf memuruRecovered 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
SchoolMektebi SultaniRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered 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)1325Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1907Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placekayseriRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)500Recovered 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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