Official
Mehmet Vehbi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Enez (İnoz) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 159-217-429
Life#
Born in Enez (İnoz) in 1885/86 (AH 1303) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mehmet Vehbi Efendi was the child of a farmer (çiftçi). Work began in Feres (Ferecik) in 1900/01, at about 15, paid from the start, on 250 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places Mehmet Vehbi in Kırklareli 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.
Born 1885/86 (AH 1303)
First work 1900/01 (AH 1318)
One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhabere Memuru in Kırklareli, with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Birthplace
- Enez (İnoz)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
- Father's occupation
- ciftci
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- 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
- 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Place
- Feres (Ferecik)
- 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 job title, same years
Of the 205 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Vehbi Efendi had the 111th highest salary.
- Mustafa Fazıl Bey1 shared year; highest salary 1,700 kuruş
- Mustafa Nuri Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 900 kuruş
- Osman Hulusi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 900 kuruş
- Hacı Ahmet Cevdet Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 850 kuruş
- Besim Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 800 kuruş
Same school
Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Vehbi Efendi had the 2,552nd highest salary of them.
- Abdullah Yaşar Efendiborn 1885/86 (AH 1303); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Ahmet Celalettin Efendiborn 1885/86 (AH 1303); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Ahmet Cemil Efendiborn 1885/86 (AH 1303); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ahmet Efendiborn 1885/86 (AH 1303); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Ahmet Enis Efendiborn 1885/86 (AH 1303); highest salary 100 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 3 officials born in Enez (İnoz), Mehmet Vehbi Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendiborn 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendiborn 1881/82 (AH 1299); highest salary 380 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Mehmet Vehbi Efendi had the 62nd highest salary.
- Ahmet Cemil Efendifirst entry in Ağrı (Karakilise); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ali İsmail Efendifirst entry in Izmir (İzmir); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Hacı Mehmet Hulusi Efendifirst entry in Mount Athos (Aynaroz); highest salary 425 kuruş
- Hafız Mehmet Tahir Efendifirst entry in İzmit; highest salary 400 kuruş
- HALİL LÜTFİ EFENDİfirst entry in Komotini (Gümülcine); highest salary 200 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muhabere Memuru | Kırklareli | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 159-217-429 |
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 | Mehmet Vehbi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1303 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | inoz | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | edirne | 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 | rusdiye mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 8 other value | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1318 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | firecik | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 250 | 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.
- 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.
Subjects
- Mehmet Vehbi Efendi
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Kırklareli
- Enez (İnoz)
- Rüşdiye school (Rüşdiye Mektebi)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)