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Ali Efendi

Born 1881/82 (AH 1299) · Komotini (Gümülcine) · Career evidence 1909/10 (AH 1327)

Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 188/71; 160 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 188/71.

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1Komotini (Gümülcine)
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  1. 1

    1881/82 (AH 1299)

    Komotini (Gümülcine)

    1. Birth

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  2. 2

    1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Komotini (Gümülcine)

    1. Telgraf merkezi şakirdi

      Calculated age 28

      Entry & evidence →[1]

2 entries without a resolved year

These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

  • Telgraf merkezi şakirdi · Komotini (Gümülcine) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
  • First work as recorded · Komotini (Gümülcine) · Year not recorded

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  1. 1909/10 (AH 1327)

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  1. 1909/10 (AH 1327)

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Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace
Gümülcine[source]
Birth year
1881/82 (AH 1299)[source]
Father’s occupation
Koşukavak Merkezi telgraf çavuşu[source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 188/71; 160 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 188/71.[1]

Education and languages

Qualification
Formal qualification recorded[source]Âlâ derecede şehadetname[1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
Mukaddemat-ı ulûm; rüşdiye mürettep dersleri[source]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; Gümülcine Rüşdiyesi[source]
Education level equivalent
7[source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

First work place
Gümülcine[source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Gümülcineli devlet adamları

    ŞEHADET ORAN · 2025 · Pages 55, 56

    BOA. DH. SAİDd., 188/71; 160 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 188/71.

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