Official
Muhammed Rüştü Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Damascus (Şam) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1905 to 1908, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 145-246-487
Life#
Muhammed Rüştü Efendi was born in Damascus (Şam) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as naip.
Schooling recorded: İdadi Mektebi, with 9 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Galata in 1905/06 (AH 1323). The official was then about 23 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1905/06, the official was about 23 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1905/06, shows Posta Memuru in Galata, with 150 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 150 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Posta Memuru. 5 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 12 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Birthplace
- Damascus (Şam)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- naip
Education
- Idadi
- İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Place
- Galata
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 150
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06AH 1323 | First work | Galata | 150first-salary field |
| 1905 to 1908AH 1323 to 1325 | Posta Memuru | Galata | 150 |
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06 | 150 | 475 | 400 | 5% |
| 1906/07 | 150 | 450 | 320 | 6% |
| 1907/08 | 150 | 300 | 300 | 12% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Hafız Ethem EfendiGalata, 3 shared years
- Hasan Seyfi EfendiGalata, 3 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiGalata, 3 shared years
- Mehmet Rıfat EfendiGalata, 3 shared years
- Hasan Tevfik BeyGalata, 3 shared years
42 officials in all. Officials recorded in Galata
Same school recorded
- Ali Refik Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Ali Rıza Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Hasan Tahsin Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Mehmet Rüştü Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Mehmet Ubeydi Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ebussuud EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- MEHMET EFENDİDamascus (Şam), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Mehmet Refiki EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Selim EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
58 officials in all. Officials born in Damascus (Şam)
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Posta Memuru | Galata | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 145-246-487 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Posta Memuru | Galata | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 145-246-487 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Posta Memuru | Galata | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 145-246-487 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Muhammed Rüştü Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1299 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | sam | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | suriye | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | naip | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | idadi Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 9 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1323 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1905 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Galata | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 150 | Recovered 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 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.