Official
Abdullah Sıdkı Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Taif in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 148-201-397
Life#
Abdullah Sıdkı Efendi was born in Taif in 1883/84 (AH 1301). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.
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; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Taif in 1898/99 (AH 1316). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives 8 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 900 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 22 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Suakin (Sevakin), with 900 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 900 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Birthplace
- Taif
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Taif
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 900
One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Suakin (Sevakin), with 900 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Yakob EfendiSuakin (Sevakin), 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abbas Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abbas Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abdülkadir Haşmet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abdullah Nusret BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abdullah Yaşar EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Suakin (Sevakin) | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-201-397 |
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 Sıdkı Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1301 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | taif | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | hicaz | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | telgraf memuru | 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) | 8 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1316 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1898 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Taif | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 900 | 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.