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Official

Elyas Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Antakya in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-101-197

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Life

Born in Antakya in 1884/85 (AH 1302), Elyas Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a postal official (posta memuru). Work began in Aleppo (Halep) in 1906/07, at about 21, paid from the start, on 200 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1906/07, places Elyas in Aleppo as an official of the union post (İttihat Posta Memuru), on 200 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
1906/0712AntakyaAleppo

  1. Antakya

    Born 1884/85 (AH 1302)

  2. Aleppo (Halep)

    First work 1906/07 (AH 1324); 1906/07 (AH 1324)

    İttihat Posta Memuru

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): İttihat Posta Memuru in Aleppo (Halep), with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Birthplace
Antakya
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
posta memuru

Education

Community school
Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Arabic
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1906/07 (AH 1324)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

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 18 officials with entries in Aleppo (Halep) in the same years, Elyas Efendi had the 17th highest salary.

All 221 officials with entries in Aleppo (Halep)

Same job title, same years

Of the 9 officials with the title İttihat Posta Memuru in the same years, Elyas Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

All 71 officials with the title İttihat Posta Memuru

Same school

Of the 263 officials with Millet Mektebi among their schools, Elyas Efendi had the 244th highest salary.

All 263 officials with Millet Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 3 officials born in Antakya, Elyas Efendi had the lowest salary.

  • Ziya Efendiborn 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 650 kuruş
  • Mustafa Efendiborn 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 1,500 kuruş

The page of Antakya, with the 3 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324), Elyas Efendi had the 105th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Elyas Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324İttihat Posta MemuruAleppo (Halep)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-101-197
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 Elyas Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameElyas EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1302Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceantakyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhalepRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationposta memuruRecovered 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
SchoolMillet MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered 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)1324Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1906Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeHalepRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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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