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Official

Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Arapgir in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 158-30-55

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Life

Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi was born in Arapgir in 1881/82 (AH 1299) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Istanbul in 1907/08, at about 25, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Hüseyin Hüsnü in Istanbul in the control office (Kontrol Kalemi), on 300 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
1907/0812ArapgirIstanbul

  1. Arapgir

    Born 1881/82 (AH 1299)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

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

    Kontrol Kalemi

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Kontrol Kalemi in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Birthplace
Arapgir
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Darüşşafaka
Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Darüşşafaka
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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
1907/08 (AH 1325)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

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 204 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the 113th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 8 officials with the title Kontrol Kalemi in the same years, Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

All 104 officials with the title Kontrol Kalemi

Same school

Of the 203 officials with Darüşşafaka among their schools, Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the 172nd highest salary.

All 203 officials with Darüşşafaka

Same birthplace

Of the 43 officials born in Arapgir, Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the 37th highest salary.

The page of Arapgir, with the 43 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the 22nd highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Kontrol KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract158-30-55
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 (15)

Recorded values of Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHüseyin Hüsnü EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1299Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacearapgirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthelazig used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Province of birthmamuretul aziz other valuePersonnel 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
SchoolDarussafakaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered 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: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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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