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Official

Mustafa Yekta Bey

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1886/87 (AH 1304). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-103-201

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1886/87 (AH 1304) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mustafa Yekta Bey was the child of an official (memur). Work began in Istanbul in 1905/06, at about 18, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 100 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1906/07, places Mustafa Yekta in Istanbul as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 100 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 100 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1886/87 (AH 1304)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Memur

Education

Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
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
1905/06 (AH 1323)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

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 14 officials who held Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul in the same years, Mustafa Yekta Bey had the 11th highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 333 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Mustafa Yekta Bey had the 290th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 84 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Mustafa Yekta Bey had the 78th highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 2 officials with Fererler Mektebi among their schools, Mustafa Yekta Bey had the lowest salary.

All 2 officials with Fererler Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Yekta Bey had the 1,806th 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 1906/07 (AH 1324), Mustafa Yekta Bey had the 129th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mustafa Yekta Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-103-201
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 Yekta Bey with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa Yekta BeyPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1304Recovered 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 occupationmemurRecovered 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
SchoolFererler MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling9Recovered 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)1323Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1905Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)100Recovered 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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