Official
Mehmet Ali Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kočani (Koçana) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). On record 1902/03, 1 annual entry. Death recorded 1903/04.
Archive reference 121-86-167
Life#
Mehmet Ali Efendi was born in Kočani (Koçana) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Nahiye muduru.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Skopje (Üsküp) in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1902/03, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1902/03, shows Muhabere Memuru in Kosova, with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Muhabere Memuru.
A death is recorded under 1903/04 (AH 1321): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Birthplace
- Kočani (Koçana)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Nahiye muduru
- Death recorded
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- 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
- 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Place
- Skopje (Üsküp)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
One annual entry, for 1902/03 (AH 1320): Muhabere Memuru in Kosova, with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Hasan Nuri EfendiKosova, 1 shared year
- Osman Nuri EfendiKosova, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Raif efendiKosova, 1 shared year
- Ali Sırrı EfendiKosova, 1 shared year
- Ahmet Rıfat EfendiKosova, 1 shared year
20 officials in all. Officials recorded in Kosova
Same school recorded
- Abdülhafız EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Abdullah Şevki EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Abdurrahim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Ahmed Hulusi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Ahmet Azmi BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Hasan Tahsin EfendiKočani (Koçana), born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Tevfik EfendiKočani (Koçana), born 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-86-167 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Ali Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | kocana | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | kosova | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Nahiye muduru | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1317 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1899 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | uskup | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1321 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- 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.
- 1 annual entry of 1 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.