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Official

Mehmet Şakir Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Çorum in 1847/48 (AH 1264). On record 1869/70, 1 annual entry.

Life

Mehmet Şakir Efendi was born in Çorum in 1847/48 (AH 1264). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Muderris.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) in 1869/70 (AH 1286). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1869/70, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1869/70, shows Posta Memuru in Veliko Tarnovo, with 250 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1869/70 as Posta Memuru.

Record

Personal

Born
1847/48 (AH 1264)
Birthplace
Çorum
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Muderris

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives 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
1869/70 (AH 1286)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

One annual entry, for 1869/70 (AH 1286): Posta Memuru in Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova), with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

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

Recorded in the same place in the same years

Officials recorded in Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)

Same school recorded

744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

6 officials in all. Officials born in Çorum

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Şakir Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1869/70AH 1286Posta MemuruVeliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract56_0233: 463
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 Mehmet Şakir Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Şakir EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1264Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacecorumRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthankaraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmuderrisRecovered 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
SchoolSibyan MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered 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)1286Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1869Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeTirnovaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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.