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Official

Mehmet Şükrü Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Prizren in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1910/11, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 189-102-101

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Life

Mehmet Şükrü Efendi was born in Prizren in 1885/86 (AH 1303) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was an army captain (yüzbaşı). Work began in Konya in 1910/11, at about 24, paid from the start, on 150 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1910/11, places Mehmet Şükrü in Konya as a candidate official (Mülazım), on 150 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
1910/1112PrizrenKonya

  1. Prizren

    Born 1885/86 (AH 1303)

  2. Konya

    First work 1910/11 (AH 1328); 1910/11 (AH 1328)

    Mülazım

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1910/11 (AH 1328): Mülazım in Konya, with 150 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Birthplace
Prizren
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
yuzbasi

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

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

Languages

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1910/11 (AH 1328)
Place
Konya
First salary field (kuruş a month)
150

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 3 officials with entries in Konya in the same years, Mehmet Şükrü Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 138 officials with entries in Konya

Same job title, same years

Of the 14 officials with the title Mülazım in the same years, Mehmet Şükrü Efendi had the 13th highest salary.

All 22 officials with the title Mülazım

Same school

Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, Mehmet Şükrü Efendi had the 116th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 11 officials born in Prizren, Mehmet Şükrü Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Prizren, with the 11 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 11 officials whose first annual entry is for 1910/11 (AH 1328), Mehmet Şükrü Efendi had the lowest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Şükrü Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1910/11AH 1328MülazımKonya150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract189-102-101
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 Mehmet Şükrü Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Şükrü EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1303Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceprizrenRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthkosovaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationyuzbasiRecovered 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
Schoolidadi 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)1328Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placekonyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)150Recovered 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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