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Unnamed official (0157_0183; 361)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1886/87 (AH 1304). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0157_0183; 361

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1886/87 (AH 1304) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, this official was the child of a customs official (gümrük memuru). Work began in Istanbul in 1908/09, at about 21, paid from the start, on 150 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places the official in Sirkeci as a postal official (Posta Memuru), on 150 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 2 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1908/0912Istanbul, Sirkeci

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1886/87 (AH 1304); First work 1908/09 (AH 1326)

  2. Sirkeci

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Posta Memuru

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Posta Memuru in Sirkeci, with 150 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1886/87 (AH 1304)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
gumruk memuru

Education

Darüşşafaka
Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Darüşşafaka
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
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
1908/09 (AH 1326)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
150

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 3 officials with entries in Sirkeci in the same years, Unnamed official (0157_0183; 361) had the 2nd highest salary.

All 52 officials with entries in Sirkeci

Same job title, same years

Of the 10 officials with the title Posta Memuru in the same years, Unnamed official (0157_0183; 361) had the lowest salary.

All 467 officials with the title Posta Memuru

Same school

Of the 203 officials with Darüşşafaka among their schools, Unnamed official (0157_0183; 361) had the 190th highest salary.

All 203 officials with Darüşşafaka

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Unnamed official (0157_0183; 361) had the 1,716th highest salary of them.

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

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Unnamed official (0157_0183; 361) had the 110th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0157_0183; 361)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Posta MemuruSirkeci150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0183; 361
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 Unnamed official (0157_0183; 361) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1304Recovered 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 occupationgumruk memuruRecovered 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
SchooldarussafakaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1326Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)150Recovered 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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