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Official

Mehmet Ali Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 158-28-51

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Life

Mehmet Ali Efendi was born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1880/81 (AH 1298) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Aleppo in 1906/07, at about 25, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 290 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Mehmet Ali in Aleppo as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 290 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Aleppo (Halep), with 290 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1880/81 (AH 1298)
Birthplace
Aleppo (Halep)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Arabic
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1906/07 (AH 1324)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
290

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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 6 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Aleppo (Halep) in the same years, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 9 officials with entries in Aleppo (Halep) in the same years, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

All 221 officials with entries in Aleppo (Halep)

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 165th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 2,503rd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 67 officials born in Aleppo (Halep), Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 57th highest salary.

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

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 45th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Ali Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruAleppo (Halep)290Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract158-28-51
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 Mehmet Ali Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Ali EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1298Recovered 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
Father's occupationtelgraf memuruRecovered 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)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1324Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1906Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeHalepRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)290Recovered 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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