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Official

Mühtedi Abid Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kibris in 1879/80 (AH 1297). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 159-181-357

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Life

Mühtedi Abid Efendi was born in Kibris in 1879/80 (AH 1297) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1907/08, at about 27, paid from the start, on 800 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1907/08, places Abid in Beirut as Matbuati Ecnebiye Memuru, on 800 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
1907/0812KibrisBeirut

  1. Kibris

    Born 1879/80 (AH 1297)

  2. Beirut (Beyrut)

    First work 1907/08 (AH 1325); 1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Matbuati Ecnebiye Memuru

    800 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Matbuati Ecnebiye Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), with 800 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1879/80 (AH 1297)
Birthplace
Kibris
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Other High
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Arabic
Kitabetwriting
English
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Italian
tekellumspeaking
Greek (Rum)
Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1907/08 (AH 1325)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
800

Named in scholarly works

No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.

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 21 officials with entries in Beirut (Beyrut) in the same years, Mühtedi Abid Efendi had the 5th highest salary.

All 254 officials with entries in Beirut (Beyrut)

Same birthplace

Of the 3 officials born in Kibris, Mühtedi Abid Efendi had the highest salary.

The page of Kibris, with the 3 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Mühtedi Abid Efendi had the highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mühtedi Abid Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Matbuati Ecnebiye MemuruBeirut (Beyrut)800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract159-181-357
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 (13)

Recorded values of Mühtedi Abid Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMühtedi Abid EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1297Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacekibrisRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthcezairi bahri sefidRecovered 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
Schoolmunchen mektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling9Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1325Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1907Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placebeyrutRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)800Recovered 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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