Official
Ahmet Suphi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Damascus (Şam) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1906 to 1908, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 148-213-421
Life#
Ahmet Suphi Efendi was born in Damascus (Şam) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mulazim.
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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Acre (Akka) in 1903/04 (AH 1321). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 3 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 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Muhabere Memuru in Latakia (Lazkiye), with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Muhabere Memuru. 39 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 300 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1907/08. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 50 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Birthplace
- Damascus (Şam)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Mulazim
Education
- Idadi
- İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Place
- Acre (Akka)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | First work | Acre (Akka) | 200first-salary field |
| 1906 to 1908AH 1324 to 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Latakia (Lazkiye) | 200 to 300 |
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 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 39% |
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
- Mehmet Hızır Naili EfendiLatakia (Lazkiye), 1 shared year
- Yusuf Kenan EfendiLatakia (Lazkiye), 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Ahmed Hayreddin Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Hafız Mustafa Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Hüseyin Naker Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- İzzet Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Jozef Fori Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdüllatif EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Mehmet Hızır Naili EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Aziz EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Abdülkadir Selahaddin EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Mehmet Suphi EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1887/88 (AH 1305)
58 officials in all. Officials born in Damascus (Şam)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Latakia (Lazkiye) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-213-421 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Latakia (Lazkiye) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-213-421 |
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 | Ahmet Suphi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1303 | 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 | Mulazim | 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 | 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) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1321 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1903 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Akka | 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.