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Official

Mustafa Talat Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 161-26-47

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1887/88 (AH 1305) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mustafa Talat Efendi was the child of a senior army captain (kolağası). Work began in Haydarpaşa in 1907/08, at about 19, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1908/09, places Mustafa Talat in Edirne 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 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1907/081908/09123Istanbul, HaydarpaşaEdirne

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1887/88 (AH 1305)

  2. Haydarpaşa

    First work 1907/08 (AH 1325)

  3. Edirne

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
kolagasi

Education

Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
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
1907/08 (AH 1325)
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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 4 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Edirne in the same years, Mustafa Talat Efendi had the highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 8 officials with entries in Edirne in the same years, Mustafa Talat Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

All 265 officials with entries in Edirne

Same job title, same years

Of the 205 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mustafa Talat Efendi had the 70th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 4 officials with Hamidi Rusdiyesi among their schools, Mustafa Talat Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

All 4 officials with Hamidi Rusdiyesi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Talat Efendi had the 1,419th highest salary of them.

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First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Mustafa Talat Efendi had the 35th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mustafa Talat Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruEdirne300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract161-26-47
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 Mustafa Talat Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa Talat EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1305Recovered 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 occupationkolagasiRecovered 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
Schoolhamidi rusdiyesiRecovered 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)0 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)1 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1325Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placehaydarpasaRecovered 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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • 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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