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Official

Salih Ziya Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Siirt in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 159-175-345

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Life

Born in Siirt in 1881/82 (AH 1299) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Salih Ziya Efendi was the child of a director (müdür). Work began in Adıyaman (Hısnımansur) in 1903/04, at about 21, with four unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Salih Ziya in Diyarbakır 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 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1903/041907/08123SiirtAdıyamanDiyarbakır

  1. Siirt

    Born 1881/82 (AH 1299)

  2. Adıyaman (Hısnımansur)

    First work 1903/04 (AH 1321)

  3. Diyarbakır

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır, with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Birthplace
Siirt
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
mudur

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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1903/04 (AH 1321)
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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 4 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır in the same years, Salih Ziya Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 8 officials with entries in Diyarbakır in the same years, Salih Ziya Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

All 188 officials with entries in Diyarbakır

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Salih Ziya Efendi had the 109th 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; Salih Ziya Efendi had the 2,211th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 6 officials born in Siirt, Salih Ziya Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Siirt, with the 6 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Salih Ziya Efendi had the 22nd highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Salih Ziya Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract159-175-345
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 Salih Ziya Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameSalih Ziya EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1299Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesiirtRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthbitlisRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmudurRecovered 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)1321Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1903Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placehisnimansurRecovered 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.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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