Official
Mehmet Şükrü Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bursa in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1904 to 1908, 4 annual entries.
Archive reference 146-140-275
Life#
Mehmet Şükrü Efendi was born in Bursa in 1887/88 (AH 1305). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Hicaz Demiryolu in 1900/01 (AH 1318). The official was then about 13 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1904/05, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Muhabere Memuru in Ankara, with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Muhabere Memuru. 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 4 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 39 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Birthplace
- Bursa
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Place
- Hicaz Demiryolu
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | First work | Hicaz Demiryolu | 300first-salary field |
| 1904 to 1908AH 1322 to 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Ankara | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 | 300 | 450 | 350 | 23% |
| 1905/06 | 300 | 475 | 330 | 23% |
| 1906/07 | 300 | 450 | 300 | 25% |
| 1907/08 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 39% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Not drawn. No position recorded: Hicaz Demiryolu.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
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.
Possible links: 3 entries in 1 work
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar: Mehmed Şükrü EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar: Mehmed Şükrü EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar: Mehmed Şükrü EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Ali Mümtaz EfendiAnkara, 4 shared years
- Hafız Mesut EfendiAnkara, 4 shared years
- Hüseyin Hilmi EfendiAnkara, 3 shared years
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiAnkara, 3 shared years
- Mehmet Nazmi EfendiAnkara, 2 shared years
25 officials in all. Officials recorded in Ankara
Same school recorded
- Abdülcabbar EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdülhalim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdullah Nazım EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdurrahman Sırrı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Hasan Tahsin EfendiBursa, born 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Yusuf Agâh EfendiBursa, born 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiBursa, born 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Ali Memduh EfendiBursa, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Bedros Dermenas EfendiBursa, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
37 officials in all. Officials born in Bursa
Full record
Annual entries (4)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Ankara | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-140-275 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Ankara | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-140-275 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Ankara | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-140-275 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Ankara | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-140-275 |
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 (13)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Şükrü Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1305 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | bursa | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | hudavendigar | 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 | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1318 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1900 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Hicaz Demiryolu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
- 2 annual entries of 4 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.