Official
Davud Fehmi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Mosul (Musul) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1906 to 1908, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 147-191-377
Life#
Davud Fehmi Efendi was born in Mosul (Musul) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
Schooling recorded: Millet Mektebi, with 4 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; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Mosul in 1904/05 (AH 1322). The official was then about 23 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 25 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Muhabere Memuru in Baghdad (Bağdat), with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru. 10 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 200 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 18 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Birthplace
- Mosul (Musul)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Community school
- Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- 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)
- Place
- Mosul (Musul)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | First work | Mosul (Musul) | 200first-salary field |
| 1906 to 1908AH 1324 to 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07 | 200 | 450 | 300 | 10% |
| 1907/08 | 200 | 300 | 250 | 18% |
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
- Abdülkadir Haşmet EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 2 shared years
- Bekir Sıtkı EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 2 shared years
- Mehmet Reşit EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 2 shared years
- Ali Safvet EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 2 shared years
- Mehmet Ali EfendiBaghdad (Bağdat), 2 shared years
28 officials in all. Officials recorded in Baghdad (Bağdat)
Same school recorded
- Dimtoni Vasilyadis EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Elyas EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Georgi Yorgi EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- İlyas Hayri EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Unnamed official (0156_0149;295)Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
262 officials in all. Officials with Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- AHMET NEDİM EFENMosul (Musul), born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Habib EfendiMosul (Musul), born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Hamit EfendiMosul (Musul), born 1878 (AH 1295)
- İlyas Cercis EfendiMosul (Musul), born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Yusuf Sabanlı EfendiMosul (Musul), born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
21 officials in all. Officials born in Mosul (Musul)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-191-377 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-191-377 |
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 | Davud Fehmi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | musul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | musul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Esnaf | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier 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 | Millet Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1322 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1904 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Musul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | 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.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.