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Official

Mustafa Hamdi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Arapgir in 1877/78 (AH 1294). On record 1897/98, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0085_0137: 269

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Life

Born in Arapgir in 1877/78 (AH 1294) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mustafa Hamdi Efendi was the child of a senior army captain (kolağası). Work began in Istanbul in 1892/93, at about 16, with five unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 600 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1897/98, places Mustafa Hamdi in Beyşehir as a travelling postal official (Seyyar Memur), on 600 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 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1892/931897/98123ArapgirIstanbulBeyşehir

  1. Arapgir

    Born 1877/78 (AH 1294)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1892/93 (AH 1310)

  3. Beyşehir

    1897/98 (AH 1315)

    Seyyar Memur

    600 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1897/98 (AH 1315): Seyyar Memur in Beyşehir, with 600 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1877/78 (AH 1294)
Birthplace
Arapgir
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Kolagasi

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
5 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Armenian
Tekellumspeaking
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1892/93 (AH 1310)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
600

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 2 officials with entries in Beyşehir in the same years, Mustafa Hamdi Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 7 officials with entries in Beyşehir

Same job title, same years

Of the 73 officials with the title Seyyar Memur in the same years, Mustafa Hamdi Efendi had the 51st highest salary.

All 273 officials with the title Seyyar Memur

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Hamdi Efendi had the 852nd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 43 officials born in Arapgir, Mustafa Hamdi Efendi had the 11th highest salary.

The page of Arapgir, with the 43 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 88 officials whose first annual entry is for 1897/98 (AH 1315), Mustafa Hamdi Efendi had the 10th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mustafa Hamdi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1897/98AH 1315Seyyar MemurBeyşehir600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0085_0137: 269
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 Mustafa Hamdi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa Hamdi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1294Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacearapgirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthelazig used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Province of birthmamuretul aziz other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationkolagasiRecovered 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
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)5Recovered 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: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)600Recovered 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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
  • 1 annual entry of 1 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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