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Official

DANYAL HAİM EFENDİ

Jewish (Musevi). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1902/03, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 115_121; 239

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1883/84 (AH 1301) into the Jewish (Musevi) community, DANYAL HAİM EFENDİ was the child of a tradesman (esnaf). Work began in Istanbul in 1902/03, at about 18, with half a year without pay as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 100 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1902/03, places DANYAL HAİM in Istanbul as a letters official (Mekâtib Memuru), on 100 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1902/03 (AH 1320): Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 100 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1883/84 (AH 1301)
Community
Jewish (Musevi)
Nationality as recorded
Yahudi
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Community school
Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0.5 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

French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1902/03 (AH 1320)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

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 27 officials who held Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul in the same years, DANYAL HAİM EFENDİ had the 25th highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 634 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, DANYAL HAİM EFENDİ had the 615th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 35 officials with the title Mekâtib Memuru in the same years, DANYAL HAİM EFENDİ had the 33rd highest salary.

All 119 officials with the title Mekâtib Memuru

Same school

Of the 263 officials with Millet Mektebi among their schools, DANYAL HAİM EFENDİ had the 257th highest salary.

All 263 officials with Millet Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; DANYAL HAİM EFENDİ had the 1,806th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 168 officials whose first annual entry is for 1902/03 (AH 1320), DANYAL HAİM EFENDİ had the 156th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of DANYAL HAİM EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1902/03AH 1320Mekâtib MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract115_121; 239
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 DANYAL HAİM EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameDANYAL HAİM EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1301Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationEsnafRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuseviRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityYahudiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolMillet 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)0.5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1320Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1902Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)100Recovered 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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