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Official

İhsan Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Batumi (Batum) in 1888/89 (AH 1306). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 189-25-24

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Life

İhsan Efendi was born in Batumi (Batum) in 1888/89 (AH 1306) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Istanbul in 1908/09, at about 19, paid from the start, on 150 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places İhsan in Istanbul as a letters official (Mekâtib Memuru), on 150 kuruş a month.

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

Record

Personal

Born
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Birthplace
Batumi (Batum)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

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 165 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, İhsan Efendi had the 119th highest salary.

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Same job title, same years

Of the 18 officials with the title Mekâtib Memuru in the same years, İhsan Efendi had the 9th highest salary.

All 119 officials with the title Mekâtib Memuru

Same school

Of the 203 officials with Darüşşafaka among their schools, İhsan Efendi had the 190th highest salary.

All 203 officials with Darüşşafaka

Same birthplace

Of the 5 officials born in Batumi (Batum), İhsan Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

The page of Batumi (Batum), with the 5 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), İhsan Efendi had the 110th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of İhsan Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Mekâtib MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract189-25-24
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 İhsan Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Nameİhsan EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1306Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacebatumRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthbatumRecovered 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; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier 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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