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Official

HÜSEYİN SABRİ EFENDİ

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 156_245; 487

Compare HÜSEYİN SABRİ EFENDİ with other officials

Life

Born in Istanbul in 1879/80 (AH 1297) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, HÜSEYİN SABRİ EFENDİ was the child of a muezzin. Work began in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1906/07, at about 26, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1906/07, places HÜSEYİN SABRİ in Beirut as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 300 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
1906/0712IstanbulBeirut

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1879/80 (AH 1297)

  2. Beirut (Beyrut)

    First work 1906/07 (AH 1324); 1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhabere Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1879/80 (AH 1297)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
muezzin

Education

Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 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

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)
300

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 28 officials with entries in Beirut (Beyrut) in the same years, HÜSEYİN SABRİ EFENDİ had the 21st highest salary.

All 254 officials with entries in Beirut (Beyrut)

Same job title, same years

Of the 520 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, HÜSEYİN SABRİ EFENDİ had the 284th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; HÜSEYİN SABRİ EFENDİ had the 1,419th highest salary of them.

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

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324), HÜSEYİN SABRİ EFENDİ had the 55th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of HÜSEYİN SABRİ EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruBeirut (Beyrut)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract156_245; 487
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 HÜSEYİN SABRİ EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHÜSEYİN SABRİ EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1297Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmuezzinRecovered 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
SchoolFabrikai Humayun 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: placebeyrutRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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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