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Official

Bedi’ Efendi

Maronite Christian (Maruni). Born in Lubnan in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1902/03, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 121-88-171

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Life

Born in Lubnan in 1884/85 (AH 1302), Bedi’ Efendi came from the Maronite Christian (Maruni) community; the father was an official (memur). Work began in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1901/02, at about 16, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1902/03, places Bedi’ in Beirut as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 250 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
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1901/0212LubnanBeirut

  1. Lubnan

    Born 1884/85 (AH 1302)

  2. Beirut (Beyrut)

    First work 1901/02 (AH 1319); 1902/03 (AH 1320)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1902/03 (AH 1320): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beirut (Beyrut), with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Birthplace
Lubnan
Community
Maronite Christian (Maruni)
Nationality as recorded
Maruni
Father's occupation
Memur

Education

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

Arabic
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1901/02 (AH 1319)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

Legal records

Legal record note as worded
Muzır / Beyrut Ecnebi Memuru iken mündericatı muzır olan telgrafnameleri suret-i hafiyede Mısır’a keşide eylediği tebeyyün eylediğinden 23 Recep 1321’de idareten azledildi; Siyasi

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 46 officials with entries in Beirut (Beyrut) in the same years, Bedi’ Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 254 officials with entries in Beirut (Beyrut)

Same job title, same years

Of the 165 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Bedi’ Efendi had the 152nd highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 263 officials with Millet Mektebi among their schools, Bedi’ Efendi had the 232nd highest salary.

All 263 officials with Millet Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 16 officials born in Lubnan, Bedi’ Efendi had the 15th highest salary.

The page of Lubnan, with the 16 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 168 officials whose first annual entry is for 1902/03 (AH 1320), Bedi’ Efendi had the 106th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Bedi’ Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1902/03AH 1320Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract121-88-171
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 (16)

Recorded values of Bedi’ Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameBedi’ EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1302Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacelubnanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthlubnanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmemurRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionHristiyanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityMaruniRecovered 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)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1319Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1901Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placebeyrutRecovered 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
Legal records
Legal record note as wordedMuzır / Beyrut Ecnebi Memuru iken mündericatı muzır olan telgrafnameleri suret-i hafiyede Mısır’a keşide eylediği tebeyyün eylediğinden 23 Recep 1321’de idareten azledildi used on this pageLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedSiyasi other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
What the sources named in this table are
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
Legal notes (later workbook copy)
A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • 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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