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Official

Diran Erdaşis Efendi

Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 161-40-75

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Life

Diran Erdaşis Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1884/85 (AH 1302) into the Armenian Christian (Ermeni) community. Work began in Istanbul in 1907/08, at about 22, paid from the start, on 100 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1908/09, places Diran Erdaşis in Istanbul as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 100 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 100 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Community
Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
Nationality as recorded
ermeni

Education

Foreign school
Fransız Mektebi (7 years)French 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

Armenian
Kitabetwriting
English
Kitabetwriting
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)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

Named in scholarly works

No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.

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 8 officials who held Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul in the same years, Diran Erdaşis Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 165 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Diran Erdaşis Efendi had the 130th highest salary.

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Same job title, same years

Of the 26 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Diran Erdaşis Efendi had the 19th highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 63 officials with Fransız Mektebi among their schools, Diran Erdaşis Efendi had the 62nd highest salary.

All 63 officials with Fransız Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Diran Erdaşis Efendi had the 1,806th 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), Diran Erdaşis Efendi had the 127th highest salary.

All 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326)

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Diran Erdaşis Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract161-40-75
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 Diran Erdaşis Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameDiran Erdaşis EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1302Recovered 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
ReligionhristiyanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityermeniRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
Schoolfransiz 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)1 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)100Recovered 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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