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Official

Mehmet Hamdi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1878 (AH 1295). On record 1900/01, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 110_148; 293

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Life

Born in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1878 (AH 1295), Mehmet Hamdi Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a tradesman (esnaf). Work began in Thessaloniki in 1896/97, at about 18, with four unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1900/01, places Mehmet Hamdi in Thessaloniki as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 200 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1900/01 (AH 1318): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Thessaloniki (Selanik), with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1878 (AH 1295)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 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

French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1896/97 (AH 1314)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

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 64 officials with entries in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in the same years, Mehmet Hamdi Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 408 officials with entries in Thessaloniki (Selanik)

Same job title, same years

Of the 165 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Mehmet Hamdi Efendi had the 161st highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Hamdi Efendi had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 65 officials born in Thessaloniki (Selanik), Mehmet Hamdi Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Thessaloniki (Selanik), with the 65 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 140 officials whose first annual entry is for 1900/01 (AH 1318), 139 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Hamdi Efendi had the 112th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Hamdi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1900/01AH 1318Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiThessaloniki (Selanik)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract110_148; 293
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 Hamdi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Hamdi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1295Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceselanikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthselanikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationEsnafRecovered 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)4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1314Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1896Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeSelanikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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.
  • 1 annual entry of 1 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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