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Official

MEHMET KAMİL EFENDİ

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Korçë (Görice) in 1878 (AH 1295). On record 1903/04, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 115_116; 229

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Life

Born in Korçë (Görice) in 1878 (AH 1295), MEHMET KAMİL EFENDİ came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was an imam. Work began in Korçë in 1902/03, at about 24, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1903/04, places MEHMET KAMİL in Korçë as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 300 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1903/04 (AH 1321): Muhabere Memuru in Korçë (Görice), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1878 (AH 1295)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
imam

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
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

Greek (Rum)
tekellumspeaking. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
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)
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 2 officials with entries in Korçë (Görice) in the same years, MEHMET KAMİL EFENDİ had the lowest salary.

All 32 officials with entries in Korçë (Görice)

Same job title, same years

Of the 879 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, MEHMET KAMİL EFENDİ had the 626th 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 KAMİL EFENDİ had the 2,211th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 8 officials born in Korçë (Görice), MEHMET KAMİL EFENDİ had the 7th highest salary.

The page of Korçë (Görice), with the 8 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321), MEHMET KAMİL EFENDİ had the 53rd highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of MEHMET KAMİL EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruKorçë (Görice)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract115_116; 229
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 KAMİL EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMEHMET KAMİL EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1295Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacegoriceRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthmanastirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationimamRecovered 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)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: placeGoriceRecovered 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.
  • 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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