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Official

Silm Sami Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Podgorica (Podgoriça) in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 000157_0051; 99

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Life

Born in Podgorica (Podgoriça) in 1883/84 (AH 1301) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Silm Sami Efendi was the child of a teacher (muallim). Work began in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1904/05, at about 20, paid from the start, on 200 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places Silm Sami in Shkodër as a postal official (Posta Memuru), on 200 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
1904/0512PodgoricaShkodër

  1. Podgorica (Podgoriça)

    Born 1883/84 (AH 1301)

  2. Shkodër (İşkodra)

    First work 1904/05 (AH 1322); 1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Posta Memuru

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Posta Memuru in Shkodër (İşkodra), with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1883/84 (AH 1301)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
muallim

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

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
1904/05 (AH 1322)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

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 job title, same years

Of the 10 officials with the title Posta Memuru in the same years, Silm Sami Efendi had the 9th highest salary.

All 467 officials with the title Posta Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Silm Sami Efendi had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Silm Sami Efendi had the 89th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Silm Sami Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Posta MemuruShkodër (İşkodra)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract000157_0051; 99
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 Silm Sami Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameSilm Sami EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1301Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacepodgoriceRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthiskodraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmuallimRecovered 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)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)1322Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeiskodraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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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