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Official

Osman Suad Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1889/90 (AH 1307). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 158-239-473

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Life

Osman Suad Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1889/90 (AH 1307) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was an army major (binbaşı). Work began in Galata in 1908/09, at about 18, paid from the start, on 60 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places Osman Suad in Galata as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 60 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
1908/0912Istanbul, Galata

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1889/90 (AH 1307)

  2. Galata

    First work 1908/09 (AH 1326); 1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Muhabere Memuru

    60 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhabere Memuru in Galata, with 60 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1889/90 (AH 1307)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
binbasi

Education

Private teaching
Hususi Muallim (4 years)private teacher (not a school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

French
Kitabetwriting
Greek (Rum)
Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1908/09 (AH 1326)
Place
Galata
First salary field (kuruş a month)
60

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 3 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Galata in the same years, Osman Suad Efendi had the highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 13 officials with entries in Galata in the same years, Osman Suad Efendi had the 11th highest salary.

All 164 officials with entries in Galata

Same job title, same years

Of the 205 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Osman Suad Efendi had the 200th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Osman Suad Efendi had the 1,943rd highest salary of them.

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

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Osman Suad Efendi had the 151st highest salary.

All 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326)

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Osman Suad Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruGalata60Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract158-239-473
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 Osman Suad Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameOsman Suad EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1307Recovered 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 occupationbinbasiRecovered 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
Schoolhususi muallimRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0.5 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1326Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placegalataRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)60Recovered 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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • 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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