Official
Mehmet Şevket Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Baghdad (Bağdat) in 1878/79 (AH 1296). On record 1904/05, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 154-94-183
Life#
Mehmet Şevket Efendi was born in Baghdad (Bağdat) in 1878/79 (AH 1296). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as mudur.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; Persian, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Baghdad in 1900/01 (AH 1318). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1904/05, the official was about 25 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Muhabere Memuru in Baghdad, with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Muhabere Memuru.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Birthplace
- Baghdad (Bağdat)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- mudur
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- Persian
- 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
- Baghdad (Bağdat)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
One annual entry, for 1904/05 (AH 1322): Muhabere Memuru in Baghdad (Bağdat), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Fütuhi EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 1 shared year
- İsak Yosef EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 1 shared year
- Behçet EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 1 shared year
- Abdülcabbar EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 1 shared year
- Ahmet İzzet EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 1 shared year
27 officials in all. Officials recorded in Baghdad (Bağdat)
Same school recorded
- Abdülcabbar EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdülhalim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdullah Nazım EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdurrahman Sırrı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdülcabbar EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- İsak Yosef EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- İsak Yosef EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Mehmet Sami EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Abdurrezzak EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), born 1878 (AH 1295)
72 officials in all. Officials born in Baghdad (Bağdat)
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 154-94-183 |
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 Şevket Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1296 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | bagdat | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | bagdat | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | mudur | 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) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; 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: Gregorian year as stored | 1900 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Bagdat | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | 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.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 1 annual entry of 1 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.