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Official

Mehmet Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Merzifon in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 161-39-73

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Life

Born in Merzifon in 1876/77 (AH 1293), Mehmet Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a customs official (rüsumat memuru). Work began in Edirne in 1908/09, at about 32, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1908/09, places Mehmet 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 2 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1908/0912MerzifonEdirne

  1. Merzifon

    Born 1876/77 (AH 1293)

  2. Edirne

    First work 1908/09 (AH 1326); 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
1876/77 (AH 1293)
Birthplace
Merzifon
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
rusumat memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
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
1908/09 (AH 1326)
Place
Edirne
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 8 officials with entries in Edirne in the same years, Mehmet 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, Mehmet Efendi had the 70th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Efendi had the 2,211th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 6 officials born in Merzifon, Mehmet Efendi had the 5th highest salary.

The page of Merzifon, with the 6 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

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

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruEdirne300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract161-39-73
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 (13)

Recorded values of Mehmet Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1293Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacemerzifonRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationrusumat 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
Schoolrusdiye 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)1326Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeedirneRecovered 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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