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Official

Abdülmecit Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-110-215

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Life

Born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1879/80 (AH 1297), Abdülmecit Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a municipal official (belediye memuru). Work began in Kirkuk in 1900/01, at about 20, with six unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 220 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1906/07, places Abdülmecit in Kirkuk as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 220 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhabere Memuru in Kirkuk (Kerkük), with 220 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1879/80 (AH 1297)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Belediye Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
6 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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1900/01 (AH 1318)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
220

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.

Possible links: 4 entries in 1 work

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 5 officials with entries in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in the same years, Abdülmecit Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 45 officials with entries in Kirkuk (Kerkük)

Same job title, same years

Of the 520 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Abdülmecit Efendi had the 447th 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; Abdülmecit Efendi had the 2,723rd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 30 officials born in Kirkuk (Kerkük), Abdülmecit Efendi had the 29th highest salary.

The page of Kirkuk (Kerkük), with the 30 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324), Abdülmecit Efendi had the 104th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Abdülmecit Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruKirkuk (Kerkük)220Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-110-215
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 Abdülmecit Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAbdülmecit EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1297Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacekerkukRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthmusulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationbelediye memuruRecovered 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)6Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1318Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1900Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeKerkukRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)220Recovered 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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