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Official

ABDİ EFENDİ

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Pleven (Plevne) in 1869/70 (AH 1286). On record 1903/04, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 115_130; 257

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Life

Born in Pleven (Plevne) in 1869/70 (AH 1286) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, ABDİ EFENDİ was the child of a tradesman (esnaf). Work began in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1903/04, at about 34, paid from the start, on 500 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1903/04, places ABDİ in Ioannina as a machine official (Makine Memuru), on 500 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
1903/0412PlevenIoannina

  1. Pleven (Plevne)

    Born 1869/70 (AH 1286)

  2. Ioannina (Yanya)

    First work 1903/04 (AH 1321); 1903/04 (AH 1321)

    Makine Memuru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1903/04 (AH 1321): Makine Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya), with 500 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1869/70 (AH 1286)
Birthplace
Pleven (Plevne)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Higher or professional
Sanayi Mektebi (9 years)School of Industry
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

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
1903/04 (AH 1321)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
500

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 27 officials with entries in Ioannina (Yanya) in the same years, ABDİ EFENDİ had the 15th highest salary.

All 208 officials with entries in Ioannina (Yanya)

Same job title, same years

Of the 9 officials with the title Makine Memuru in the same years, ABDİ EFENDİ had the 4th highest salary.

All 28 officials with the title Makine Memuru

Same school

Of the 8 officials with Sanayi Mektebi among their schools, ABDİ EFENDİ had the 2nd highest salary.

All 8 officials with Sanayi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 5 officials born in Pleven (Plevne), ABDİ EFENDİ had the 3rd highest salary.

The page of Pleven (Plevne), with the 5 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321), ABDİ EFENDİ had the 14th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of ABDİ EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1903/04AH 1321Makine MemuruIoannina (Yanya)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract115_130; 257
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 ABDİ EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameABDİ EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1286Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceplevneRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthtunaRecovered annual personnel extract
Father's occupationesnafRecovered 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
Schoolsanayi mektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling9Recovered 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)1321Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1903Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeYanyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)500Recovered 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.
  • 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.

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