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Official

İbrahim Ethem Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Buhara in 1861/62 (AH 1278). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 164-127-249

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Life

İbrahim Ethem Efendi was born in Buhara in 1861/62 (AH 1278), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Istanbul in 1905/06, at about 44, paid from the start, on 500 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places İbrahim Ethem in Istanbul as a travelling postal official (Seyyar Memur), on 500 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
1905/0612BuharaIstanbul

  1. Buhara

    Born 1861/62 (AH 1278)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1905/06 (AH 1323); 1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Seyyar Memur

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Seyyar Memur in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 500 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1861/62 (AH 1278)
Birthplace
Buhara
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

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
1905/06 (AH 1323)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
500

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 165 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, İbrahim Ethem Efendi had the 84th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 7 officials with the title Seyyar Memur in the same years, İbrahim Ethem Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

All 273 officials with the title Seyyar Memur

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Ethem Efendi had the 1,253rd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), İbrahim Ethem Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of İbrahim Ethem Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Seyyar MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract164-127-249
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 İbrahim Ethem Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Nameİbrahim Ethem EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1278Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacebuharaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthbuharaRecovered 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)0 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)3 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1323Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)500Recovered 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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • 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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