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MEHMET HALİL EFENDİ

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bursa in 1861/62 (AH 1278). On record 1903/04, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 115_112; 221

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Life

Born in Bursa in 1861/62 (AH 1278), MEHMET HALİL EFENDİ came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father's occupation was "Meclisi idare Memuru". Work began in Bandırma in 1901/02, at about 40, with two unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 150 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1903/04, places MEHMET HALİL in Thessaloniki (Selanik) as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), 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 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1901/021903/04123BursaBandırmaThessaloniki

  1. Bursa

    Born 1861/62 (AH 1278)

  2. Bandırma

    First work 1901/02 (AH 1319)

  3. Thessaloniki (Selanik)

    1903/04 (AH 1321)

    Muhabere Memuru

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1903/04 (AH 1321): Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki (Selanik), with 150 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1861/62 (AH 1278)
Birthplace
Bursa
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Meclisi idare Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
2 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
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
1901/02 (AH 1319)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
150

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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 41 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in the same years, MEHMET HALİL EFENDİ had the lowest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 82 officials with entries in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in the same years, MEHMET HALİL EFENDİ had the lowest salary.

All 408 officials with entries in Thessaloniki (Selanik)

Same job title, same years

Of the 879 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, MEHMET HALİL EFENDİ had the 848th 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; MEHMET HALİL EFENDİ had the 2,922nd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 38 officials born in Bursa, MEHMET HALİL EFENDİ had the 37th highest salary.

The page of Bursa, with the 38 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321), MEHMET HALİL EFENDİ had the 154th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of MEHMET HALİL EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract115_112; 221
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 HALİL EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMEHMET HALİL EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1278Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacebursaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhudavendigarRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationMeclisi idare 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)2Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1319Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1901Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeBandirmaRecovered 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.
  • 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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