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Official

Mehmet Sevket Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1860/61 (AH 1277). On record 1880/81, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 38_233; 461

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Life

Mehmet Sevket Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1860/61 (AH 1277), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. A single annual entry, for 1880/81, places Mehmet Sevket in Üsküdar in the Bidayet Mahkemesi Kitabeti, on 80 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
1880/8112IstanbulÜsküdar

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1860/61 (AH 1277)

  2. Üsküdar

    1880/81 (AH 1298)

    Bidayet Mahkemesi Kitabeti

    80 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1880/81 (AH 1298): Bidayet Mahkemesi Kitabeti in Üsküdar, with 80 kuruş a month. Institution: Justice (Adliye).

Record

Personal

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

Education

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

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

First job as worded
Telgraf
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
80

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 13 officials with entries in Üsküdar in the same years, Mehmet Sevket Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 120 officials with entries in Üsküdar

Same job title, same years

Of the 3 officials with the title Bidayet Mahkemesi Kitabeti in the same years, Mehmet Sevket Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 7 officials with the title Bidayet Mahkemesi Kitabeti

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Sevket Efendi had the 3,131st highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Sevket Efendi had the 1,917th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 81 officials whose first annual entry is for 1880/81 (AH 1298), 80 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Sevket Efendi had the lowest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Sevket Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1880/81AH 1298Bidayet Mahkemesi KitabetiÜsküdar80Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook38_233; 461
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.

Sources and original values (11)

Recorded values of Mehmet Sevket Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet sevket EfendiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birth year (AH)1277Cross-ministry personnel workbook
BirthplaceistanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
ReligionMuslumanCross-ministry personnel workbook
Nationality or communityTurkishCross-ministry personnel workbook
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of schooling7Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)5Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work
First work: year as written (calendar not established)1293Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First job as wordedTelgrafCross-ministry personnel workbook
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)80Cross-ministry personnel workbook
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
  • Origin of the record: Cross-ministry workbook.

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

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