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Official

Mehmet Şükrü Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Van in 1878/79 (AH 1296). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 154-16-27

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Life

Mehmet Şükrü Efendi was born in Van in 1878/79 (AH 1296) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a lieutenant or candidate official (mülazım). Work began in Sivas in 1898/99, at about 19, with eight unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1906/07, places Mehmet Şükrü in Sivas as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 200 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
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1898/9912VanSivas

  1. Van

    Born 1878/79 (AH 1296)

  2. Sivas

    First work 1898/99 (AH 1316); 1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Muhabere Memuru

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhabere Memuru in Sivas, with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1878/79 (AH 1296)
Birthplace
Van
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
mulazim

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
8 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
Armenian
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Persian
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1898/99 (AH 1316)
Place
Sivas
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

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 10 officials with entries in Sivas in the same years, Mehmet Şükrü Efendi had the 8th highest salary.

All 131 officials with entries in Sivas

Same job title, same years

Of the 520 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Şükrü Efendi had the 449th 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 Şükrü Efendi had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 35 officials born in Van, Mehmet Şükrü Efendi had the 34th highest salary.

The page of Van, with the 35 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324), Mehmet Şükrü Efendi had the 105th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Şükrü Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruSivas200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract154-16-27
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 Mehmet Şükrü Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Şükrü EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1296Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacevanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthvanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmulazimRecovered 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)8Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1316Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1898Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeSivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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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