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Official

Ahmet Şerif Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bitola (Manastır) in 1886/87 (AH 1304). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 146-192-379

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Life

Ahmet Şerif Efendi was born in Bitola (Manastır) in 1886/87 (AH 1304), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Piruz in 1904/05, at about 17, with three unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1907/08, places Ahmet Şerif in Piruz as a postal official (Posta Memuru), on 200 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
1904/0512BitolaPiruz

  1. Bitola (Manastır)

    Born 1886/87 (AH 1304)

  2. Piruz

    First work 1904/05 (AH 1322); 1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Posta Memuru

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Posta Memuru in Piruz, with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1886/87 (AH 1304)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
3 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

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
1904/05 (AH 1322)
Place
Piruz
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

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 job title, same years

Of the 16 officials with the title Posta Memuru in the same years, Ahmet Şerif Efendi had the 12th highest salary.

All 467 officials with the title Posta Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Ahmet Şerif Efendi had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 40 officials born in Bitola (Manastır), Ahmet Şerif Efendi had the 38th highest salary.

The page of Bitola (Manastır), with the 40 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Ahmet Şerif Efendi had the 75th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Ahmet Şerif Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Posta MemuruPiruz200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract146-192-379
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 Ahmet Şerif Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAhmet Şerif EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1304Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacemanastirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthmanastirRecovered 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
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)3Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1322Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1904Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placepiruzRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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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