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Official

Mehmet Cemal Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Edirne in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1904/05, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 116_152; 301

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Life

Mehmet Cemal Efendi was born in Edirne in 1880/81 (AH 1298) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Kırklareli in 1898/99, at about 17, with six unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1904/05, places Mehmet Cemal in Kırklareli 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 2 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1898/9912EdirneKırklareli

  1. Edirne

    Born 1880/81 (AH 1298)

  2. Kırklareli

    First work 1898/99 (AH 1316); 1904/05 (AH 1322)

    Muhabere Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1904/05 (AH 1322): Muhabere Memuru in Kırklareli, with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1880/81 (AH 1298)
Birthplace
Edirne
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
6 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
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
1898/99 (AH 1316)
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 place, same years

Of the 5 officials with entries in Kırklareli in the same years, Mehmet Cemal Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 46 officials with entries in Kırklareli

Same job title, same years

Of the 762 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Cemal Efendi had the 636th 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; Mehmet Cemal Efendi had the 2,552nd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 66 officials born in Edirne, Mehmet Cemal Efendi had the 56th highest salary.

The page of Edirne, with the 66 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 120 officials whose first annual entry is for 1904/05 (AH 1322), Mehmet Cemal Efendi had the 58th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Cemal Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruKırklareli250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract116_152; 301
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 Mehmet Cemal Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Cemal EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1298Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceedirneRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthedirneRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationTelgraf MemuruRecovered 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)6Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1316Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1898Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeKirklareliRecovered 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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