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Official

Mustafa Zihni Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Tirebolu in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 159-197-389

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Life

Mustafa Zihni Efendi was born in Tirebolu in 1872/73 (AH 1289) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Tirebolu in 1892/93, at about 20, with 15 unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Mustafa Zihni in Samsun as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 200 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
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1907/0812TireboluSamsun

  1. Tirebolu

    Born 1872/73 (AH 1289); First work 1892/93 (AH 1310)

  2. Samsun

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Samsun, with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1872/73 (AH 1289)
Birthplace
Tirebolu
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
15 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
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
1892/93 (AH 1310)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

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 2 officials with entries in Samsun in the same years, Mustafa Zihni Efendi had the lowest salary.

  • Ali Bey1 shared year; highest salary 2,400 kuruş

All 91 officials with entries in Samsun

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mustafa Zihni Efendi had the 224th 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; Mustafa Zihni Efendi had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 7 officials born in Tirebolu, Mustafa Zihni Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Tirebolu, with the 7 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Mustafa Zihni Efendi had the 75th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mustafa Zihni Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruSamsun200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract159-197-389
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 Zihni Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa Zihni EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1289Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacetireboluRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthtrabzonRecovered 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)15 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)5 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1310Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placetireboluRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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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