Skip to content
Ottoman BureaucracyPeople, places and careers in Ottoman public service

Official

İbrahim Edhem Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kütahya in 1878 (AH 1295). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 159-176-347

Compare İbrahim Edhem Efendi with other officials

Life

İbrahim Edhem Efendi was born in Kütahya in 1878 (AH 1295) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a land registry official (tapu memuru). Work began in Kütahya in 1904/05, at about 26, with three unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1907/08, places İbrahim Edhem in Kütahya as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 200 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Kütahya, with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1878 (AH 1295)
Birthplace
Kütahya
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Tapu memuru

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
3 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
1904/05 (AH 1322)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

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 2 officials with entries in Kütahya in the same years, İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the highest salary.

All 32 officials with entries in Kütahya

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the 224th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the 100th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 20 officials born in Kütahya, İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the 17th highest salary.

The page of Kütahya, with the 20 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the 75th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of İbrahim Edhem Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruKütahya200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract159-176-347
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 İbrahim Edhem Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Nameİbrahim Edhem EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1295Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacekutahyaRecovered 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 occupationTapu 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
Schoolidadi 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)3Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1322Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1904Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeKutahyaRecovered 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.

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

Subjects