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Official

ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİ

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Şanlıurfa (Urfa) in 1878 (AH 1295). On record 1903/04, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 115_135; 267

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Life

Born in Şanlıurfa (Urfa) in 1878 (AH 1295), ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİ came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was an army captain (yüzbaşı). Work began in Aleppo (Halep) in 1898/99, at about 20, with four unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1903/04, places ABDULLAH VEHBİ in Aleppo as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 300 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
1898/9912ŞanlıurfaAleppo

  1. Şanlıurfa (Urfa)

    Born 1878 (AH 1295)

  2. Aleppo (Halep)

    First work 1898/99 (AH 1316); 1903/04 (AH 1321)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1903/04 (AH 1321): Muhabere Memuru in Aleppo (Halep), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1878 (AH 1295)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
yuzbasi

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 years
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
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1898/99 (AH 1316)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

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 Aleppo (Halep) in the same years, ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİ had the 22nd highest salary.

All 221 officials with entries in Aleppo (Halep)

Same job title, same years

Of the 879 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİ had the 626th 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; ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİ had the 2,211th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 8 officials born in Şanlıurfa (Urfa), ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİ had the 4th highest salary.

The page of Şanlıurfa (Urfa), with the 8 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321), ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİ had the 53rd highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruAleppo (Halep)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract115_135; 267
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 ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1295Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceurfaRecovered 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 occupationyuzbasiRecovered 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)4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1316Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1898Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeHalepRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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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