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Official

Halid Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 146-182-359

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Life

Halid Efendi was born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1883/84 (AH 1301), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Kirkuk in 1902/03, at about 18, with five unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 210 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Halid in Baghdad (Bağdat) as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 210 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
1907/0812KirkukBaghdad

  1. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    Born 1883/84 (AH 1301); First work 1902/03 (AH 1320)

  2. Baghdad (Bağdat)

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    210 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Baghdad (Bağdat), with 210 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1883/84 (AH 1301)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
5 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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

Languages

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1902/03 (AH 1320)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
210

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 place, same years

Of the 15 officials with entries in Baghdad (Bağdat) in the same years, Halid Efendi had the 12th highest salary.

All 156 officials with entries in Baghdad (Bağdat)

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Halid Efendi had the 223rd highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Halid Efendi had the 2,734th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 30 officials born in Kirkuk (Kerkük), Halid Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Kirkuk (Kerkük), with the 30 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Halid Efendi had the 74th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Halid Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruBaghdad (Bağdat)210Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract146-182-359
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 Halid Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHalid EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1301Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacekerkukRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthmusulRecovered 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)5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1320Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1902Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeKerkukRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)210Recovered 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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