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Official

Ali İsmail Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Edremit in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1908 to 1910, 2 annual entries.

Archive reference 0157_0045; 87

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Life

Ali İsmail Efendi was born in Edremit in 1885/86 (AH 1303), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi); Ali İsmail also held a qualification (a diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

At about 18, in 1904/05, Ali İsmail began work in Bitola (Manastır), paid from the start, on 400 kuruş a month. Both annual entries, for 1908/09 and 1909/10, place Ali İsmail in Izmir (İzmir) as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru).

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 400 kuruş a month in 1908/09, as Muhabere Memuru in Izmir, when 51 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1909/10.

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 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1904/051908/09123EdremitBitolaIzmir

  1. Edremit

    Born 1885/86 (AH 1303)

  2. Bitola (Manastır)

    First work 1904/05 (AH 1322)

  3. Izmir (İzmir)

    1908 to 1910 (AH 1326 to 1327)

    Muhabere Memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003004001908/09AH 13261909/10AH 1327400 kuruşMuhabere Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001908/09AH 13261909/10AH 1327This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Ali İsmail Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1908/0940035025051%
1909/10400462.530033%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Ali İsmail Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1904/05AH 1322First workBitola (Manastır)400first-salary field
1908 to 1910AH 1326 to 1327Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1908/09400
1909/10400
Izmir (İzmir)400

Record

Personal

Born
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Birthplace
Edremit
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)
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
1904/05 (AH 1322)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

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 4 officials with entries in Izmir (İzmir) in the same years, Ali İsmail Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

All 266 officials with entries in Izmir (İzmir)

Same job title, same years

Of the 269 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Ali İsmail Efendi had the 53rd 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; Ali İsmail Efendi had the 1,725th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 6 officials born in Edremit, Ali İsmail Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

The page of Edremit, with the 6 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Ali İsmail Efendi had the 16th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Ali İsmail Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruIzmir (İzmir)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0045; 87
1909/10AH 1327Muhabere MemuruIzmir (İzmir)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0045; 87
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 Ali İsmail Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAli İsmail EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1303Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceedremidRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhudavendigarRecovered 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)4 other valuePersonnel 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: placemanastirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered 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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