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Official

Mihran Odabaşıyan Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1869/70 (AH 1286). On record 1909/10, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 187-213-211

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Life

Mihran Odabaşıyan Efendi was born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1869/70 (AH 1286), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Beyoğlu in 1907/08, at about 38, with two unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1909/10, places Mihran Odabaşıyan in Beyoğlu as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), 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 2 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1907/0812IzmirBeyoğlu

  1. Izmir (İzmir)

    Born 1869/70 (AH 1286)

  2. Beyoğlu

    First work 1907/08 (AH 1325); 1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1909/10 (AH 1327): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1869/70 (AH 1286)
Birthplace
Izmir (İzmir)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

Education

Community school
Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
2 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Armenian
Kitabetwriting
English
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1907/08 (AH 1325)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

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.

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 9 officials who held Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu in the same years, Mihran Odabaşıyan Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 19 officials with entries in Beyoğlu in the same years, Mihran Odabaşıyan Efendi had the 10th highest salary.

All 460 officials with entries in Beyoğlu

Same job title, same years

Of the 18 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Mihran Odabaşıyan Efendi had the 12th highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 263 officials with Millet Mektebi among their schools, Mihran Odabaşıyan Efendi had the 212th highest salary.

All 263 officials with Millet Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 62 officials born in Izmir (İzmir), Mihran Odabaşıyan Efendi had the 47th highest salary.

The page of Izmir (İzmir), with the 62 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327), 122 have a recorded salary; Mihran Odabaşıyan Efendi had the 56th highest salary of them.

All 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327)

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mihran Odabaşıyan Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1909/10AH 1327Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract187-213-211
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 (12)

Recorded values of Mihran Odabaşıyan Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMihran Odabaşıyan EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1286Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceizmirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthaydinRecovered 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
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)2Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1325Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placebeyogluRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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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