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Official

Mehmet Şakir Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 146-205-405

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Life

Mehmet Şakir Efendi was born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1874/75 (AH 1291) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a medrese teacher (müderris). Work began in Baghdad (Bağdat) in 1896/97, at about 22, with 11 unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 350 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1907/08, places Mehmet Şakir in Baghdad as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 325 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
1896/9712KirkukBaghdad

  1. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    Born 1874/75 (AH 1291)

  2. Baghdad (Bağdat)

    First work 1896/97 (AH 1314); 1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    325 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Baghdad (Bağdat), with 325 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1874/75 (AH 1291)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Muderris

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
11 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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

Languages

Arabic
Kitabetwriting
Persian
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1896/97 (AH 1314)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
350

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 15 officials with entries in Baghdad (Bağdat) in the same years, Mehmet Şakir Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

All 156 officials with entries in Baghdad (Bağdat)

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Şakir Efendi had the 106th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Şakir Efendi had the 2,197th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 30 officials born in Kirkuk (Kerkük), Mehmet Şakir Efendi had the 24th highest salary.

The page of Kirkuk (Kerkük), with the 30 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Mehmet Şakir Efendi had the 21st highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Şakir Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruBaghdad (Bağdat)325Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract146-205-405
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 Mehmet Şakir Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Şakir EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1291Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacekerkukRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthmusulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationMuderrisRecovered 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)11Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1314Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1896Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeBagdatRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)350Recovered 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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