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Official

Ahmet Mümtaz Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1890/91 (AH 1308). On record 1911, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 189-46-45

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Life

Ahmet Mümtaz Efendi was born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1890/91 (AH 1308) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Antakya in 1911, at about 20, paid from the start, on 400 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1911, places Ahmet Mümtaz in Antakya as a postal official (Posta Memuru), on 400 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
191112AleppoAntakya

  1. Aleppo (Halep)

    Born 1890/91 (AH 1308)

  2. Antakya

    First work 1911 (AH 1329); 1911 (AH 1329)

    Posta Memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1911 (AH 1329): Posta Memuru in Antakya, with 400 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1890/91 (AH 1308)
Birthplace
Aleppo (Halep)
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)
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
1911 (AH 1329)
Place
Antakya
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

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 job title, same years

Of the 2 officials with the title Posta Memuru in the same years, Ahmet Mümtaz Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 467 officials with the title Posta Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Ahmet Mümtaz Efendi had the 1,725th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 67 officials born in Aleppo (Halep), Ahmet Mümtaz Efendi had the 37th highest salary.

The page of Aleppo (Halep), with the 67 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 5 officials whose first annual entry is for 1911 (AH 1329), 4 have a recorded salary; Ahmet Mümtaz Efendi had the highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Ahmet Mümtaz Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1911AH 1329Posta MemuruAntakya400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract189-46-45
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 (12)

Recorded values of Ahmet Mümtaz Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAhmet Mümtaz EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1308Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacehalepRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhalepRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1329Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeantakyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered 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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