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Official

Yakop Gabay Efendi

Jewish (Musevi). Born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 148-179-353

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Life

Yakop Gabay Efendi was born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1887/88 (AH 1305) into the Jewish (Musevi) community; the father was a postal official (posta memuru). Work began in Izmir in 1902/03, at about 15, with five unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 295 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Yakop Gabay in Mytilene (Midilli) as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 295 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
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1907/0812IzmirMytilene

  1. Izmir (İzmir)

    Born 1887/88 (AH 1305); First work 1902/03 (AH 1320)

  2. Mytilene (Midilli)

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    295 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Mytilene (Midilli), with 295 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Birthplace
Izmir (İzmir)
Community
Jewish (Musevi)
Nationality as recorded
Yahudi
Father's occupation
posta memuru

Education

Community school
Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
5 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.

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

Languages

English
kitabetwriting
French
kitabetwriting
Greek (Rum)
kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1902/03 (AH 1320)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
295

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 job title, same years

Of the 52 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Yakop Gabay Efendi had the 32nd highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 263 officials with Millet Mektebi among their schools, Yakop Gabay Efendi had the 229th highest salary.

All 263 officials with Millet Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 62 officials born in Izmir (İzmir), Yakop Gabay Efendi had the 54th highest salary.

The page of Izmir (İzmir), with the 62 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Yakop Gabay Efendi had the 44th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Yakop Gabay Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiMytilene (Midilli)295Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract148-179-353
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 Yakop Gabay Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameYakop Gabay EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1305Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceizmirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthaydinRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationposta memuruRecovered annual personnel extract
ReligionMuseviRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityYahudiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolMillet MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1320Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1902Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeizmirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)295Recovered 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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