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Official

Halil Rifat Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sivas in 1886/87 (AH 1304). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 153-178-351

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Life

Born in Sivas in 1886/87 (AH 1304), Halil Rifat Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a director (müdür). Work began in Diyarbakır in 1906/07, at about 19, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 400 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Halil Rifat in Malatya as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 400 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
1906/071907/08123SivasDiyarbakırMalatya

  1. Sivas

    Born 1886/87 (AH 1304)

  2. Diyarbakır

    First work 1906/07 (AH 1324)

  3. Malatya

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Malatya, with 400 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1886/87 (AH 1304)
Birthplace
Sivas
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
mudur

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
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

Armenian
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1906/07 (AH 1324)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Named in scholarly works

No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.

Possible links: 3 entries in 1 work

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 job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Halil Rifat Efendi had the 64th 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; Halil Rifat Efendi had the 1,725th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 95 officials born in Sivas, Halil Rifat Efendi had the 66th highest salary.

The page of Sivas, with the 95 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Halil Rifat Efendi had the 12th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Halil Rifat Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruMalatya400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract153-178-351
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 Halil Rifat Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHalil Rifat EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1304Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsivasRecovered 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)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1324Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1906Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeDiyarbakirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered 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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