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Official

Hayret Lütfi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Alexandria (İskenderiye) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1909/10, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 189-131-130

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Life

Born in Alexandria (İskenderiye) in 1880/81 (AH 1298) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Hayret Lütfi Efendi was the child of a senior army captain (kolağası). Work began in Istanbul in 1905/06, at about 24, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1909/10, places Hayret Lütfi in Istanbul as a letters official (Mekâtib Memuru), on 300 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
1905/0612AlexandriaIstanbul

  1. Alexandria (İskenderiye)

    Born 1880/81 (AH 1298)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1905/06 (AH 1323); 1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Mekâtib Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1909/10 (AH 1327): Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1880/81 (AH 1298)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
kolagasi

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary 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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1905/06 (AH 1323)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

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 126 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Hayret Lütfi Efendi had the 98th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 9 officials with the title Mekâtib Memuru in the same years, Hayret Lütfi Efendi had the 5th highest salary.

All 119 officials with the title Mekâtib Memuru

Same school

Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, Hayret Lütfi Efendi had the 56th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 2 officials born in Alexandria (İskenderiye), Hayret Lütfi Efendi had the highest salary.

The page of Alexandria (İskenderiye), with the 2 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327), 122 have a recorded salary; Hayret Lütfi Efendi had the 56th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Hayret Lütfi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1909/10AH 1327Mekâtib MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract189-131-130
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 Hayret Lütfi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHayret Lütfi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1298Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceiskenderiyeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthmisirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationkolagasiRecovered 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)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)1323Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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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