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Official

Cafer Memduh Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1891/92 (AH 1309). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-167-329

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Life

Cafer Memduh Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1891/92 (AH 1309) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Yenikoy in 1906/07, at about 15, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1907/08, places Cafer Memduh in Yeniköy as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 200 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
1907/0813Istanbul, Yeniköy

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Yenikoy).

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1891/92 (AH 1309)

  2. Yenikoy not on the map

    First work 1906/07 (AH 1324)

  3. Yeniköy

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Yeniköy, with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1891/92 (AH 1309)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
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
1906/07 (AH 1324)
Place
Yenikoy
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 2 officials with entries in Yeniköy in the same years, Cafer Memduh Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 26 officials with entries in Yeniköy

Same job title, same years

Of the 52 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Cafer Memduh Efendi had the 43rd 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; Cafer Memduh Efendi had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Cafer Memduh Efendi had the 1,627th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

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

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Cafer Memduh Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiYeniköy200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-167-329
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 Cafer Memduh Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameCafer Memduh EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1309Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationtelgraf 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)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1324Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1906Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeYenikoyRecovered 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.

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