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Official

Mehmet Sabri Efendi

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

Archive reference 149-140-275

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1886/87 (AH 1304) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mehmet Sabri Efendi was the child of a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Üsküdar in 1901/02, at about 15, with five unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 400 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1906/07, places Mehmet Sabri in Adana as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 400 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
1901/021906/07123Istanbul, ÜsküdarAdana

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1886/87 (AH 1304)

  2. Üsküdar

    First work 1901/02 (AH 1319)

  3. Adana

    1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Muhabere Memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhabere Memuru in Adana, with 400 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
Telgraf Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
5 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
1901/02 (AH 1319)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

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 12 officials with entries in Adana in the same years, Mehmet Sabri Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

All 150 officials with entries in Adana

Same job title, same years

Of the 520 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Sabri Efendi had the 185th 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 Sabri Efendi had the 1,725th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Sabri Efendi had the 1,196th 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), Mehmet Sabri Efendi had the 24th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Sabri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruAdana400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-140-275
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 Mehmet Sabri Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Sabri EfendiPersonnel 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 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
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)5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1319Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1901Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeuskudarRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered 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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