Official
Hacı Mehmet Fethi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Plovdiv (Filibe) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 158-235-465
Life#
Hacı Mehmet Fethi Efendi was born in Plovdiv (Filibe) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as ciftci.
Schooling recorded: Darüşşafaka, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Galata in 1908/09 (AH 1326). The official was then about 23 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1908/09, the official was about 23 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1908/09, shows Mekâtib Memuru in Galata, with 150 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 150 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1908/09 as Mekâtib Memuru.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Birthplace
- Plovdiv (Filibe)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
- Father's occupation
- ciftci
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
- 1908/09 (AH 1326)
- Place
- Galata
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 150
One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Mekâtib Memuru in Galata, with 150 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- İSMAİL HAKKI EFENDİGalata, 1 shared year
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiGalata, 1 shared year
- Osman Suad EfendiGalata, 1 shared year
- Unnamed official (0157_0185; 365)Galata, 1 shared year
- Unnamed official (0157_0186; 367)Galata, 1 shared year
12 officials in all. Officials recorded in Galata
Same school recorded
- Hasan EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
- Hasan Hilmi EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
- Hasan Nazmi EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
- İhsan EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
- MEHMET ZEKİ EFENDİDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
202 officials in all. Officials with Darüşşafaka recorded
Same birthplace
- Emin Zihni EfendiPlovdiv (Filibe), born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Hüseyin Necati EfendiPlovdiv (Filibe), born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Mehmet Emin EfendiPlovdiv (Filibe), born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiPlovdiv (Filibe), born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Raif EfendiPlovdiv (Filibe), born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
42 officials in all. Officials born in Plovdiv (Filibe)
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Mekâtib Memuru | Galata | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 158-235-465 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hacı Mehmet Fethi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1302 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | filibe | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | rumeli sarki | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | ciftci | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | darussafaka | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1326 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | galata | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 150 | Recovered 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.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.