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Official

Mehmet Burhaneddin Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1888/89 (AH 1306). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Life

Mehmet Burhaneddin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. At the first annual entry, in 1908/09, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1908/09, shows Tevfikat Kitabeti in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 100 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1908/09 as Tevfikat Kitabeti.

Record

Personal

Born
1888/89 (AH 1306)
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)
3 years

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

First job as worded
Posta
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
100

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Tevfikat Kitabeti in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 100 kuruş a month. Institution: Other.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

164 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Burhaneddin Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Tevfikat KitabetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)100OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook159-221-437
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.

Sources and original values (12)

Recorded values of Mehmet Burhaneddin Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Burhaneddin EfendiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birth year (AH)1306Cross-ministry personnel workbook
BirthplaceDersaadetCross-ministry personnel workbook
Father's occupationTelgraf MemuruCross-ministry personnel workbook
ReligionMuslumanCross-ministry personnel workbook
Nationality or communityTurkishCross-ministry personnel workbook
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of schooling7Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)3Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work
First work: year as written (calendar not established)1323Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First job as wordedPostaCross-ministry personnel workbook
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)100Cross-ministry personnel workbook
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
  • Origin of the record: Cross-ministry workbook.

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