Official
İbrahim Nursi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1869/70 (AH 1286). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 152-210-415
Life#
İbrahim Nursi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1869/70 (AH 1286), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Istanbul in 1902/03, at about 33, paid from the start, on 332 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1908/09, places İbrahim Nursi in Ankara as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 332 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 1869/70 (AH 1286); First work 1902/03 (AH 1320)
One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhabere Memuru in Ankara, with 332 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 332
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 7 officials with entries in Ankara in the same years, İbrahim Nursi Efendi had the 5th highest salary.
- Mustafa Sevki Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Zeynelabidin Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Yusuf Ziya Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- Hafız Mesut Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 600 kuruş
- Ali Mümtaz Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 200 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 205 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, İbrahim Nursi Efendi had the 67th 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; İbrahim Nursi Efendi had the 2,192nd highest salary of them.
- Abbas Zihni Efendiborn 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 540 kuruş
- Abdülkerim Efendiborn 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Ahmet Akif Efendiborn 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ahmet Efendiborn 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 750 kuruş
- Ahmet Efendiborn 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 260 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Nursi Efendi had the 1,407th highest salary of them.
- Ahmet Efendiborn 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 260 kuruş
- Ahmet Ragıp Efendiborn 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Ahmet Raşit Efendiborn 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ahmet Selahattin Efendiborn 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 700 kuruş
- Ali Fuat Efendiborn 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 400 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), İbrahim Nursi Efendi had the 33rd highest salary.
- Mehmet Hayri Efendifirst entry in Ankara; highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mehmet Rıza Efendifirst entry in Tripoli (Trablusşam); highest salary 1,300 kuruş
- Unnamed official (0156_0145;287)first entry in Suriye; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ali İhsan Efendifirst entry in Kurtkoy; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Efendifirst entry in Edirne; highest salary 300 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muhabere Memuru | Ankara | 332 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 152-210-415 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | İbrahim Nursi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1286 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | 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) | 6 other value | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1320 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 332 | 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
- İbrahim Nursi Efendi
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Ankara
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- 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)