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Official

Mustafa Sadrettin Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kütahya in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Life

Mustafa Sadrettin Efendi was born in Kütahya in 1887/88 (AH 1305). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as katip.

Schooling recorded: Darüşşafaka, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1908/09 (AH 1326). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1908/09, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1908/09, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 150 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1908/09 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti.

Record

Personal

Born
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Birthplace
Kütahya
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
katip

Education

Darüşşafaka
Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Darüşşafaka
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
1908/09 (AH 1326)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
150

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 150 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Named in scholarly works

No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

164 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

202 officials in all. Officials with Darüşşafaka recorded

Same birthplace

19 officials in all. Officials born in Kütahya

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mustafa Sadrettin Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract161-35-65
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 Mustafa Sadrettin Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa Sadrettin EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1305Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacekutahyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhudavendigarRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationkatipRecovered 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
SchooldarussafakaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1326Recovered 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)150Recovered 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.