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Official

Süleyman Şefik Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ankara in 1879/80 (AH 1297). On record 1900/01, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 118-181-357

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Life

Born in Ankara in 1879/80 (AH 1297), Süleyman Şefik Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a tradesman (esnaf). Work began in Ankara in 1895/96, at about 16, with five unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 100 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1900/01, places Süleyman Şefik in Ankara as a registered mail official (Taahhüt Memuru), on 100 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1900/01 (AH 1318): Taahhüt Memuru in Ankara, with 100 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1879/80 (AH 1297)
Birthplace
Ankara
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
5 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
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
1895/96 (AH 1313)
Place
Ankara
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

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 23 officials with entries in Ankara in the same years, Süleyman Şefik Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 147 officials with entries in Ankara

Same job title, same years

Of the 2 officials with the title Taahhüt Memuru in the same years, Süleyman Şefik Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 21 officials with the title Taahhüt Memuru

Same school

Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, Süleyman Şefik Efendi had the 125th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 44 officials born in Ankara, Süleyman Şefik Efendi had the 40th highest salary.

The page of Ankara, with the 44 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 140 officials whose first annual entry is for 1900/01 (AH 1318), 139 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Şefik Efendi had the 135th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Süleyman Şefik Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1900/01AH 1318Taahhüt MemuruAnkara100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract118-181-357
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 Süleyman Şefik Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameSüleyman Şefik EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1297Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceankaraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthankaraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationEsnafRecovered 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)5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1313Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1895Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeAnkaraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)100Recovered 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.
  • 1 annual entry of 1 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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