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Official

Mehmet Hızır Naili Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Damascus (Şam) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Life

Born in Damascus (Şam) in 1885/86 (AH 1303), Mehmet Hızır Naili Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a director (müdür). Work began in Latakia (Lazkiye) in 1907/08, at about 21, with half a year without pay as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Mehmet Hızır Naili in Latakia as a communications official (Muhabere 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
1907/0812DamascusLatakia
  1. Damascus (Şam)

    Born 1885/86 (AH 1303)

  2. Latakia (Lazkiye)

    First work 1907/08 (AH 1325); 1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

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

Record

Personal

Born
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Birthplace
Damascus (Şam)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
mudur

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0.5 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Other High
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
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
1907/08 (AH 1325)
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 place, same years

Of the 2 officials with entries in Latakia (Lazkiye) in the same years, Mehmet Hızır Naili Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 52 officials with entries in Latakia (Lazkiye)

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Hızır Naili Efendi had the 224th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, Mehmet Hızır Naili Efendi had the 100th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 59 officials born in Damascus (Şam), Mehmet Hızır Naili Efendi had the 55th highest salary.

The page of Damascus (Şam), with the 59 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

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

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Hızır Naili Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruLatakia (Lazkiye)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-119-233
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 (14)

Recorded values of Mehmet Hızır Naili Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Hızır Naili EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1303Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesamRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsuriyeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmudurRecovered 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
Schoolidadi MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling9Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0.5Recovered 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: Gregorian year as stored1907Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeLazkiyeRecovered 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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