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Official

Mustafa Rıza Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Skopje (Üsküp) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-137-269

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Life

Born in Skopje (Üsküp) in 1884/85 (AH 1302) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mustafa Rıza Efendi was the child of a director (müdür). Work began in Istanbul in 1905/06, at about 20, with two unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 75 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1907/08, places Mustafa Rıza in Istanbul as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 100 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
1905/0612SkopjeIstanbul

  1. Skopje (Üsküp)

    Born 1884/85 (AH 1302)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1905/06 (AH 1323); 1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    100 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 100 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
mudur

Education

Higher or professional
Sanayi Mektebi (9 years)School of Industry
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
2 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

French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1905/06 (AH 1323)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
75

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 204 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Mustafa Rıza Efendi had the 148th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mustafa Rıza Efendi had the 283rd highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 8 officials with Sanayi Mektebi among their schools, Mustafa Rıza Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

All 8 officials with Sanayi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 28 officials born in Skopje (Üsküp), Mustafa Rıza Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Skopje (Üsküp), with the 28 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Mustafa Rıza Efendi had the 118th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mustafa Rıza Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-137-269
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 Mustafa Rıza Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa Rıza EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1302Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceuskupRecovered 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 occupationmudurRecovered 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
SchoolSanayi 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)2Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1323Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1905Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)75Recovered 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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