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Official

Mehmet Nazmi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka) in 1878/79 (AH 1296). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-123-241

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Life

Mehmet Nazmi Efendi was born in Kriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka) in 1878/79 (AH 1296) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a director (müdür). Work began in Kriva Palanka in 1906/07, at about 27, paid from the start, on 450 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1906/07, places Mehmet Nazmi in Kriva Palanka as a travelling postal official (Seyyar Memur), on 450 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Seyyar Memur in Kriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka), with 450 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1878/79 (AH 1296)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
mudur

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1906/07 (AH 1324)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
450

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 Kriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka) in the same years, Mehmet Nazmi Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 9 officials with entries in Kriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka)

Same job title, same years

Of the 26 officials with the title Seyyar Memur in the same years, Mehmet Nazmi Efendi had the 25th 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; Mehmet Nazmi Efendi had the 1,658th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324), Mehmet Nazmi Efendi had the 20th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Nazmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Seyyar MemurKriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka)450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-123-241
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 Nazmi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Nazmi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1296Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacepalankaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthkosovaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmudurRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1324Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1906Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placePalankaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)450Recovered 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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