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Official

Ahmet Mekki Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 158-17-29

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Life

Born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1884/85 (AH 1302) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Ahmet Mekki Efendi was the child of a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Istanbul in 1906/07, at about 21, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 75 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Ahmet Mekki in Istanbul in the money order office (Havalename Kalemi), on 75 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
1906/0712MeccaIstanbul

  1. Mecca (Mekke)

    Born 1884/85 (AH 1302)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1906/07 (AH 1324); 1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Havalename Kalemi

    75 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Havalename Kalemi in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 75 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Birthplace
Mecca (Mekke)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Memuru

Education

Other named school
Numune-i Terakki Mektebi (7 years)Model of Progress School
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
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
1906/07 (AH 1324)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
75

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 7 officials who held Havalename Kalemi in Istanbul in the same years, Ahmet Mekki Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 204 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Ahmet Mekki Efendi had the 181st highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 9 officials with the title Havalename Kalemi in the same years, Ahmet Mekki Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

All 44 officials with the title Havalename Kalemi

Same school

Of the 11 officials with Numune-i Terakki Mektebi among their schools, Ahmet Mekki Efendi had the 8th highest salary.

All 11 officials with Numune-i Terakki Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 13 officials born in Mecca (Mekke), Ahmet Mekki Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Mecca (Mekke), with the 13 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Ahmet Mekki Efendi had the 141st highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Ahmet Mekki Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Havalename KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)75Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract158-17-29
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 Ahmet Mekki Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAhmet Mekki EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1302Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacemekkeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhicazRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationtelgraf memuruRecovered 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
Schoolnumunei terakki 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)1Recovered 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: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)75Recovered 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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