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Official

Süleyman Şükrü Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Life

Born in Istanbul in 1880/81 (AH 1298) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Süleyman Şükrü Efendi was the child of a gendarme (jandarma). Work began in Istanbul in 1901/02, at about 20, with six unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 500 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1907/08, places Süleyman Şükrü in Alaşehir as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 500 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
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1907/0812IstanbulAlaşehir
  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1880/81 (AH 1298); First work 1901/02 (AH 1319)

  2. Alaşehir

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Alaşehir, with 500 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1880/81 (AH 1298)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
jandarma

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
6 years
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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1901/02 (AH 1319)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
500

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 3 officials with entries in Alaşehir in the same years, Süleyman Şükrü Efendi had the highest salary.

All 9 officials with entries in Alaşehir

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Süleyman Şükrü Efendi had the 39th 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; Süleyman Şükrü Efendi had the 1,253rd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Şükrü Efendi had the 986th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Süleyman Şükrü Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Süleyman Şükrü Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruAlaşehir500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract158-14-23
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 Süleyman Şükrü Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameSüleyman Şükrü EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1298Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationjandarmaRecovered 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
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)6Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1319Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1901Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)500Recovered 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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