Skip to content
Ottoman BureaucracyPeople, places and careers in Ottoman public service

Official

Abdullah Zühdü Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 154-31-57

Compare Abdullah Zühdü Efendi with other officials

Life

Abdullah Zühdü Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1873/74 (AH 1290), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, and the father's occupation was "hattat". Work began in Adana in 1892/93, at about 19, with four unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 400 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1906/07, places Abdullah Zühdü in Adana as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 400 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
1892/9312IstanbulAdana

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1873/74 (AH 1290)

  2. Adana

    First work 1892/93 (AH 1310); 1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Muhabere Memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhabere Memuru in Adana, with 400 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
hattat

Education

Darüşşafaka
Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Darüşşafaka
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

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
1892/93 (AH 1310)
Place
Adana
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

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 10 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Adana in the same years, Abdullah Zühdü Efendi had the 5th highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 12 officials with entries in Adana in the same years, Abdullah Zühdü Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

All 150 officials with entries in Adana

Same job title, same years

Of the 520 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Abdullah Zühdü Efendi had the 185th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 203 officials with Darüşşafaka among their schools, Abdullah Zühdü Efendi had the 116th highest salary.

All 203 officials with Darüşşafaka

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Abdullah Zühdü Efendi had the 1,196th 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 1906/07 (AH 1324), Abdullah Zühdü Efendi had the 24th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Abdullah Zühdü Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruAdana400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract154-31-57
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 (15)

Recorded values of Abdullah Zühdü Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAbdullah Zühdü EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1290Recovered 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 occupationhattatRecovered 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
SchoolDarussafakaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1310Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeAdanaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered 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.

Subjects