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Official

Ahmet Harti Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Plovdiv (Filibe) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). On record 1893/94, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0086_0141: 279

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Life

Ahmet Harti Efendi was born in Plovdiv (Filibe) in 1874/75 (AH 1291) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Berat in 1891/92, at about 17, paid from the start, on 80 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1893/94, places Ahmet Harti in Servia (Serfiçe) as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 285 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
1891/921893/94123PlovdivBeratServia

  1. Plovdiv (Filibe)

    Born 1874/75 (AH 1291)

  2. Berat

    First work 1891/92 (AH 1309)

  3. Servia (Serfiçe)

    1893/94 (AH 1311)

    Muhabere Memuru

    285 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1893/94 (AH 1311): Muhabere Memuru in Servia (Serfiçe), with 285 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1874/75 (AH 1291)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

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

Languages

Bulgarian
Tekellumspeaking
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1891/92 (AH 1309)
Place
Berat
First salary field (kuruş a month)
80

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 5 officials with entries in Servia (Serfiçe) in the same years, Ahmet Harti Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 32 officials with entries in Servia (Serfiçe)

Same job title, same years

Of the 774 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Ahmet Harti Efendi had the 758th 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; Ahmet Harti Efendi had the 2,512th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 43 officials born in Plovdiv (Filibe), 41 have a recorded salary; Ahmet Harti Efendi had the 31st highest salary of them.

The page of Plovdiv (Filibe), with the 43 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1893/94 (AH 1311), Ahmet Harti Efendi had the 148th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Ahmet Harti Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruServia (Serfiçe)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0141: 279
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 (13)

Recorded values of Ahmet Harti Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAhmet Harti EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1291Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacefilibeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthrumeli sarkiRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1309Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeBeratRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)80Recovered 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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