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Official

Ahmet Şevket Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1889/90 (AH 1307). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-149-293

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Life

Ahmet Şevket Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1889/90 (AH 1307) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was an official (memur). Work began in Edirne in 1907/08, at about 17, with half a year without pay as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1907/08, places Ahmet Şevket in Edirne as a postal official (Posta Memuru), on 300 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
1907/0812IstanbulEdirne

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1889/90 (AH 1307)

  2. Edirne

    First work 1907/08 (AH 1325); 1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Posta Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Posta Memuru in Edirne, with 300 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
Memur

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0.5 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Other High
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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
1907/08 (AH 1325)
Place
Edirne
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

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 place, same years

Of the 11 officials with entries in Edirne in the same years, Ahmet Şevket Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

All 265 officials with entries in Edirne

Same job title, same years

Of the 16 officials with the title Posta Memuru in the same years, Ahmet Şevket Efendi had the 5th highest salary.

All 467 officials with the title Posta Memuru

Same school

Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, Ahmet Şevket Efendi had the 56th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Ahmet Şevket Efendi had the 1,419th highest salary of them.

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First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Ahmet Şevket Efendi had the 22nd highest salary.

All 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325)

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Ahmet Şevket Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Posta MemuruEdirne300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-149-293
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 Ahmet Şevket Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAhmet Şevket 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 occupationmemurRecovered 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
Schoolidadi MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling9Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0.5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1325Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1907Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeEdirneRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.

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