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Official

Mustafa Sami Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1886/87 (AH 1304). On record 1909/10, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 189-58-57

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Life

Mustafa Sami Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1886/87 (AH 1304) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was an army major (binbaşı). Work began in Istanbul in 1905/06, at about 18, paid from the start, on 75 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1909/10, places Mustafa Sami in Istanbul in the money order office (Havalename Kalemi), on 250 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1909/10 (AH 1327): Havalename Kalemi in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1886/87 (AH 1304)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
binbasi

Education

Foreign school
Fransız Mektebi (7 years)French 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

French
Kitabetwriting
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)
75

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 126 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Mustafa Sami Efendi had the 115th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 3 officials with the title Havalename Kalemi in the same years, Mustafa Sami Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 44 officials with the title Havalename Kalemi

Same school

Of the 63 officials with Fransız Mektebi among their schools, Mustafa Sami Efendi had the 53rd highest salary.

All 63 officials with Fransız Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Sami Efendi had the 1,554th highest salary of them.

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First annual entry in the same year

Of the 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327), 122 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Sami Efendi had the 101st highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mustafa Sami Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1909/10AH 1327Havalename KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract189-58-57
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 Mustafa Sami Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa Sami EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1304Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationbinbasiRecovered 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
Schoolfransiz 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)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)75Recovered 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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