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Official

İzzet Avni Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Suq al-Shuyukh (Sukuşşuyuh) in 1890/91 (AH 1308). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 159-202-399

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Life

Born in Suq al-Shuyukh (Sukuşşuyuh) in 1890/91 (AH 1308), İzzet Avni Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a director (müdür). Work began in Felluce in 1903/04, at about 13, paid from the start, on 210 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places İzzet Avni in Baghdad (Bağdat) as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 210 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 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1908/0913Suq al-ShuyukhBaghdad

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Felluce).

  1. Suq al-Shuyukh (Sukuşşuyuh)

    Born 1890/91 (AH 1308)

  2. Felluce not on the map

    First work 1903/04 (AH 1321)

  3. Baghdad (Bağdat)

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Muhabere Memuru

    210 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhabere Memuru in Baghdad (Bağdat), with 210 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1890/91 (AH 1308)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
mudur

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

Arabic
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1903/04 (AH 1321)
Place
Felluce
First salary field (kuruş a month)
210

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 7 officials with entries in Baghdad (Bağdat) in the same years, İzzet Avni Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

All 156 officials with entries in Baghdad (Bağdat)

Same job title, same years

Of the 205 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, İzzet Avni Efendi had the 154th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; İzzet Avni Efendi had the 2,734th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), İzzet Avni Efendi had the 88th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of İzzet Avni Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruBaghdad (Bağdat)210Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract159-202-399
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 İzzet Avni Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Nameİzzet Avni EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1308Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesukussuyuhRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthbasraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmudurRecovered 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)5 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1321Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placefelluceRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)210Recovered 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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