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Official

Recep Hilmi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sivas in 1860/61 (AH 1277). On record 1899/1900, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0099_0243; 483

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Life

Recep Hilmi Efendi was born in Sivas in 1860/61 (AH 1277) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in 1897/98, at about 37. The one annual entry, for 1899/1900, places Recep Hilmi in Aydın as a chief clerkship (Başkitabet), on 500 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
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1899/190012SivasAydın

  1. Sivas

    Born 1860/61 (AH 1277)

  2. Aydın

    1899/1900 (AH 1317)

    Başkitabet

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1899/1900 (AH 1317): Başkitabet in Aydın, with 500 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1860/61 (AH 1277)
Birthplace
Sivas
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Higher or professional
Hukuk Mektebi (14 years)School of Law
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 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

Arabic
Tekellumspeaking
Persian
Tekellumspeaking
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1897/98 (AH 1315)

Named in scholarly works

No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.

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 18 officials with entries in Aydın in the same years, Recep Hilmi Efendi had the 16th highest salary.

All 117 officials with entries in Aydın

Same job title, same years

Of the 2 officials with the title Başkitabet in the same years, Recep Hilmi Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 24 officials with the title Başkitabet

Same school

Of the 21 officials with Hukuk Mektebi among their schools, Recep Hilmi Efendi had the 20th highest salary.

All 21 officials with Hukuk Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 95 officials born in Sivas, Recep Hilmi Efendi had the 44th highest salary.

The page of Sivas, with the 95 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 87 officials whose first annual entry is for 1899/1900 (AH 1317), Recep Hilmi Efendi had the 21st highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Recep Hilmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1899/1900AH 1317BaşkitabetAydın500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0099_0243; 483
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 (11)

Recorded values of Recep Hilmi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameRecep Hilmi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1277Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsivasRecovered 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
SchoolHukuk MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling14Recovered 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)1315Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1897Recovered 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.
  • 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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