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Official

Hasan Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Varna in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1909/10, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 189-132-131

Life

Hasan Efendi was born in Varna in 1885/86 (AH 1303) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Istanbul in 1909/10, at about 23, paid from the start, on 600 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1909/10, places Hasan in Istanbul as Kablo ve Alat Memuru, on 600 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
1909/1012VarnaIstanbul
  1. Varna

    Born 1885/86 (AH 1303)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1909/10 (AH 1327); 1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Kablo ve Alat Memuru

    600 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1909/10 (AH 1327): Kablo ve Alat Memuru in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 600 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Birthplace
Varna
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

Education

Darüşşafaka
Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Darüşşafaka
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)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
600

Named in scholarly works

No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.

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 126 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Hasan Efendi had the 59th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same school

Of the 203 officials with Darüşşafaka among their schools, Hasan Efendi had the 74th highest salary.

All 203 officials with Darüşşafaka

Same birthplace

Of the 15 officials born in Varna, Hasan Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

The page of Varna, with the 15 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; Hasan Efendi had the 2nd highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Hasan Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1909/10AH 1327Kablo ve Alat MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract189-132-131
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)

Recorded values of Hasan Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHasan EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1303Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacevarnaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthtunaRecovered 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
SchooldarussafakaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1327Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)600Recovered 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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