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Official

Mehmet Ali Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1891/92 (AH 1309). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 159-209-413

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1891/92 (AH 1309), Mehmet Ali Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Istanbul in 1907/08, at about 16, paid from the start, on 75 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1908/09, places Mehmet Ali in Istanbul in the money order office (Havalename Kalemi), on 75 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Havalename Kalemi in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 75 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1891/92 (AH 1309)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

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
1907/08 (AH 1325)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
75

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 165 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 151st highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 3 officials with the title Havalename Kalemi in the same years, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 44 officials with the title Havalename Kalemi

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 3,137th 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; Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 1,923rd highest salary of them.

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First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 148th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Ali Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Havalename KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)75Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract159-209-413
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 Mehmet Ali Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Ali EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1309Recovered 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
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)0 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0.5 other valuePersonnel 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: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)75Recovered 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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • 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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