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Durmuş Ali Efendi

Born 1877/78 (AH 1294) · Tarsus

Languages Turkish

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1TarsusOsmaniye
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    1877/78 (AH 1294)

    Tarsus

    1. Birth

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Education and personal record

Schooling Sıbyan Mektebi; Rüştiye Mektebi [source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

  • Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar [1]
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Personal details

Birthplace
Tarsus [source]
Birth year
1877/78 (AH 1294) [source]
Religion
İslam [source]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; Rüştiye Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

First work place
Osmaniye [source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Tarsus doğumlu memurlar

    MUSTAFA TURŞUCU · 2025 · Pages 42, 46, 57, 71

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