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Official

Unnamed official (0156_0032; 61)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Gelibolu in 1878/79 (AH 1296). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Life

Born in Gelibolu in 1878/79 (AH 1296), this official came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Gelibolu in 1897/98, at about 18, with nine unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1906/07, places the official in Çorlu 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
1906/0712GeliboluÇorlu
  1. Gelibolu

    Born 1878/79 (AH 1296); First work 1897/98 (AH 1315)

  2. Çorlu

    1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhabere Memuru in Çorlu, with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1878/79 (AH 1296)
Birthplace
Gelibolu
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Memuru

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
9 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Other High
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
1897/98 (AH 1315)
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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 2 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Çorlu in the same years, Unnamed official (0156_0032; 61) had the lowest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 3 officials with entries in Çorlu in the same years, Unnamed official (0156_0032; 61) had the lowest salary.

All 39 officials with entries in Çorlu

Same job title, same years

Of the 520 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Unnamed official (0156_0032; 61) had the 284th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, Unnamed official (0156_0032; 61) had the 56th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 31 officials born in Gelibolu, Unnamed official (0156_0032; 61) had the 23rd highest salary.

The page of Gelibolu, with the 31 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 (0156_0032; 61) had the 55th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0156_0032; 61)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruÇorlu300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0156_0032; 61
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 (0156_0032; 61) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1296Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacegeliboluRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthedirneRecovered 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
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)9Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1315Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1897Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeGeliboluRecovered 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.
  • 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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