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Official

Mehmet Sadeddin Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1886/87 (AH 1304). On record 1907 to 1909, 2 annual entries.

Archive reference 153-153-301

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Life

Mehmet Sadeddin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1886/87 (AH 1304) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi).

Mehmet Sadeddin began work in Istanbul in 1905/06, at about 18, with two unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 75 kuruş. Both annual entries, for 1907/08 and 1908/09, place Mehmet Sadeddin in Istanbul, the birthplace, as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru).

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 75 kuruş a month in 1907/08, as Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, when 3 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1908/09.

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
0204060801907/08AH 13251908/09AH 132675 kuruşMuhabere Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001907/08AH 13251908/09AH 1326This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Mehmet Sadeddin Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1907/08753002503%
1908/09753502502%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

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Career of Mehmet Sadeddin Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1905/06AH 1323First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)75first-salary field
1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1907/0875
1908/0975
Istanbul (Dersaadet)75

Record

Personal

Born
1886/87 (AH 1304)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
2 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
1905/06 (AH 1323)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
75

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 257 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Mehmet Sadeddin Efendi had the 224th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 420 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Sadeddin Efendi had the 402nd 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; Mehmet Sadeddin Efendi had the 3,137th 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; Mehmet Sadeddin Efendi had the 1,923rd 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), Mehmet Sadeddin Efendi had the 141st highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Mehmet Sadeddin Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)75Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract153-153-301
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)75Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract153-153-301
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 (15)

Recorded values of Mehmet Sadeddin Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Sadeddin EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1304Recovered 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 occupationtelgraf memuruRecovered 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)2 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0 other valueRecovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1323Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1905Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)75Recovered 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.

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