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Official

Abdülvahit Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Mürefte in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-121-237

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Life

Born in Mürefte in 1885/86 (AH 1303), Abdülvahit Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Edirne in 1903/04, at about 17, with four unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1907/08, places Abdülvahit in Edirne 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
1903/0412MürefteEdirne

  1. Mürefte

    Born 1885/86 (AH 1303)

  2. Edirne

    First work 1903/04 (AH 1321); 1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Birthplace
Mürefte
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Private teaching
Hususi Muallim (4 years)private teacher (not a school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.

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
1903/04 (AH 1321)
Place
Edirne
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 11 officials with entries in Edirne in the same years, Abdülvahit Efendi had the 8th highest salary.

All 265 officials with entries in Edirne

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Abdülvahit Efendi had the 167th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Abdülvahit Efendi had the 46th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Abdülvahit Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruEdirne250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-121-237
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 (13)

Recorded values of Abdülvahit Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAbdülvahit EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1303Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacemurefteRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthedirneRecovered 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
SchoolHususi MuallimRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1321Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1903Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeEdirneRecovered 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.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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