Official
Pol Efendi
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Edirne in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1896 to 1898, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 0085_0128: 251
Life#
Pol Efendi was born in Edirne in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) and the father's occupation as Muallim.
Schooling recorded: Millet Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Bulgarian, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Tekellum.
First work is recorded in Edirne in 1891/92 (AH 1309). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Jaffa (Yafa), with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1896/97 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 18 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1897/98, when 19 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Birthplace
- Edirne
- Community
- Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
- Nationality as recorded
- Rum
- Father's occupation
- Muallim
Education
- Community school
- Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 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
- Bulgarian
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Greek (Rum)
- Tekellumspeaking. 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
- Tekellumspeaking
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1891/92 (AH 1309)
- Place
- Edirne
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Devamsızlık / Hırsızlık / Mumaileyhin Yafa Telgrafhanesiꞌne teslim olunan dört kıta telgrafnamenin ücretini ketm ve ihtilas ve amiri tarafından verilen adem-i itaatle gece telgrafhaneden nöbetini terk ederek savuştuğu cihetle bin üç yüz on altı senesi Ramazan-ı şerifinin yirmi altısında 23 Kânunusani sene 314 idareden azl edildiği; Devamsızlık
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92AH 1309 | First work | Edirne | 300first-salary field |
| 1896 to 1898AH 1314 to 1315 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jaffa (Yafa) | 300 |
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97 | 300 | 500 | 495 | 18% |
| 1897/98 | 300 | 500 | 480 | 19% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Petri Mahir EfendiJaffa (Yafa), 2 shared years
- Hanna EfendiJaffa (Yafa), 2 shared years
- Yosef Sava EfendiJaffa (Yafa), 2 shared years
- Kamil EfendiJaffa (Yafa), 2 shared years
- Rodrigez EfendiJaffa (Yafa), 2 shared years
8 officials in all. Officials recorded in Jaffa (Yafa)
Same school recorded
- Artin Ernaki Köleyan EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Elyaho RomanoMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- İlyaho Romanov EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- İstrati Mamli EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Mişon Kemal EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
262 officials in all. Officials with Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah EfendiEdirne, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ali Şevki EfendiEdirne, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- İbrahim Ethem EfendiEdirne, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Mişon Moiz EfendiEdirne, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Pol EfendiEdirne, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
65 officials in all. Officials born in Edirne
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jaffa (Yafa) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0128: 251 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jaffa (Yafa) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0128: 251 |
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 (16)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Pol Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1293 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | muallim | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Rum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Millet Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1309 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1892 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık / Hırsızlık / Mumaileyhin Yafa Telgrafhanesiꞌne teslim olunan dört kıta telgrafnamenin ücretini ketm ve ihtilas ve amiri tarafından verilen adem-i itaatle gece telgrafhaneden nöbetini terk ederek savuştuğu cihetle bin üç yüz on altı senesi Ramazan-ı şerifinin yirmi altısında 23 Kânunusani sene 314 idareden azl edildiği used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 2 annual entries of 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.