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Official

Ahmet Cevat Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bursa in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1903/04, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 118-84-163

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Life

Born in Bursa in 1881/82 (AH 1299) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Ahmet Cevat Efendi was the child of a chief clerk (başkatip). Work began in Ayvalık in 1902/03, at about 20, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1903/04, places Ahmet Cevat in Kosova as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 250 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 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1902/031903/04123BursaAyvalıkKosova

  1. Bursa

    Born 1881/82 (AH 1299)

  2. Ayvalık

    First work 1902/03 (AH 1320)

  3. Kosova

    1903/04 (AH 1321)

    Muhabere Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1903/04 (AH 1321): Muhabere Memuru in Kosova, with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Birthplace
Bursa
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Baskatip

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Other High
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
1902/03 (AH 1320)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 9 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Kosova in the same years, Ahmet Cevat Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 18 officials with entries in Kosova in the same years, Ahmet Cevat Efendi had the 16th highest salary.

All 79 officials with entries in Kosova

Same job title, same years

Of the 879 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Ahmet Cevat Efendi had the 744th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, Ahmet Cevat Efendi had the 77th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 38 officials born in Bursa, Ahmet Cevat Efendi had the 32nd highest salary.

The page of Bursa, with the 38 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321), Ahmet Cevat Efendi had the 101st highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Ahmet Cevat Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruKosova250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract118-84-163
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 Ahmet Cevat Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAhmet Cevat EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1299Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacebursaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhudavendigarRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationBaskatipRecovered 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)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1320Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1902Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeAyvalikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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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