Official
Abdullah Safi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Damascus (Şam) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 149-138-271
Life#
Abdullah Safi Efendi was born in Damascus (Şam) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Darüşşafaka, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1906/07 (AH 1324). The official was then about 25 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 25 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Kontrol Kalemi in Istanbul, with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Kontrol Kalemi.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Birthplace
- Damascus (Şam)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
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)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Kontrol Kalemi in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Abdullah Nusret BeyIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Abdüllatif EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Ahmet Vehbi EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Ali Sadık EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Hüseyin Avni EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
332 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Zühdü EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abdüllatif EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Hüseyin Avni EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- İbrahim Vasıf EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
202 officials in all. Officials with Darüşşafaka recorded
Same birthplace
- Yahya EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Mehmet Şerif EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ebussuud EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- MEHMET EFENDİDamascus (Şam), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
58 officials in all. Officials born in Damascus (Şam)
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-138-271 |
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 | Abdullah Safi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | sam | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | suriye | 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 | Darussafaka | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1324 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1906 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.