Official
Behçet Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1890/91 (AH 1308). On record 1909/10, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 187-175-173
Life#
Behçet Efendi was born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1890/91 (AH 1308) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Aleppo in 1909/10, at about 18, paid from the start, on 150 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1909/10, places Behçet in Aleppo as a candidate official (Mülazım), on 150 kuruş a month.
One annual entry, for 1909/10 (AH 1327): Mülazım in Aleppo (Halep), with 150 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
- Father's occupation
- telgraf memuru
Education
- Other named school
- Fuyuzat Mektebi (7 years)
- 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
- 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Place
- Aleppo (Halep)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 150
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 9 officials with entries in Aleppo (Halep) in the same years, Behçet Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Unnamed official (26_188; 371)1 shared year; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Hüseyin Azmi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 2,250 kuruş
- Mehmet Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Veli Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Halit Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 400 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 17 officials with the title Mülazım in the same years, Behçet Efendi had the 15th highest salary.
- Mehmet Hayri Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mehmet Safi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ahmet Hamdi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Arif Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Hacı Hüseyin Hayrettin Bey1 shared year; highest salary 300 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 67 officials born in Aleppo (Halep), Behçet Efendi had the 65th highest salary.
- Ahmet Mümtaz Efendiborn 1890/91 (AH 1308); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ahmet Kâzım Efendiborn 1889/90 (AH 1307); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Hasan Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 100 kuruş
- İbrahim Kemal Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Arif Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 600 kuruş
The page of Aleppo (Halep), with the 67 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327), 122 have a recorded salary; Behçet Efendi had the 117th highest salary of them.
- Halit Efendifirst entry in Aleppo (Halep); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Mehmet Safi Efendifirst entry in Aleppo (Halep); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Unnamed official (0157_0188; 371)first entry in Aleppo (Halep); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Ragıp Efendifirst entry in Aleppo (Halep); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ahmet Hamdi Efendifirst entry in Kahramanmaraş (Maraş); highest salary 300 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Mülazım | Aleppo (Halep) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 187-175-173 |
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 (13)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Behçet Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1308 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | halep | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | halep | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | telgraf memuru | 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 | fuyuzat 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) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1327 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | halep | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 150 | Recovered 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.
Subjects
- Behçet Efendi
- Candidate official (Mülazım)
- Aleppo (Halep)
- Fuyuzat Mektebi
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)