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Official

Ali Rıza Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Drama in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1904/05, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 118-149-292

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Life

Born in Drama in 1881/82 (AH 1299), Ali Rıza Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a telegraph director (telgraf müdürü). Work began in Smolyan (Ahiçelebi) in 1903/04, at about 21, paid from the start, on 250 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1904/05, places Ali Rıza in Zlatograd (Darıdere) 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
1903/041904/05123DramaSmolyanZlatograd

  1. Drama

    Born 1881/82 (AH 1299)

  2. Smolyan (Ahiçelebi)

    First work 1903/04 (AH 1321)

  3. Zlatograd (Darıdere)

    1904/05 (AH 1322)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1904/05 (AH 1322): Muhabere Memuru in Zlatograd (Darıdere), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

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

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives 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)
250

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 place, same years

Of the 2 officials with entries in Zlatograd (Darıdere) in the same years, Ali Rıza Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 11 officials with entries in Zlatograd (Darıdere)

Same job title, same years

Of the 762 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Ali Rıza Efendi had the 522nd highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 745 have a recorded salary; Ali Rıza Efendi had the 671st highest salary of them.

All 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 4 officials born in Drama, Ali Rıza Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

The page of Drama, with the 4 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 120 officials whose first annual entry is for 1904/05 (AH 1322), Ali Rıza Efendi had the 38th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Ali Rıza Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruZlatograd (Darıdere)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract118-149-292
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 Ali Rıza Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAli Rıza EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1299Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedramaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthselanikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationtelgraf muduruRecovered 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
SchoolSibyan MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered 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)1321Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1903Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeAhicelebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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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