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Official

Abdüllatif Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Damascus (Şam) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-128-251

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Life

Abdüllatif Efendi was born in Damascus (Şam) in 1885/86 (AH 1303) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a teacher (muallim). Work began in Istanbul in 1906/07, at about 20, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1906/07, places Abdüllatif in Istanbul in the Mesalihi Kalemi, 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
1906/0712DamascusIstanbul

  1. Damascus (Şam)

    Born 1885/86 (AH 1303)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1906/07 (AH 1324); 1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Mesalihi Kalemi

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Mesalihi Kalemi in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Birthplace
Damascus (Şam)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Muallim

Education

Darüşşafaka
Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Darüşşafaka
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)
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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 2 officials who held Mesalihi Kalemi in Istanbul in the same years, Abdüllatif Efendi had the lowest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 333 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Abdüllatif Efendi had the 239th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 3 officials with the title Mesalihi Kalemi in the same years, Abdüllatif Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 20 officials with the title Mesalihi Kalemi

Same school

Of the 203 officials with Darüşşafaka among their schools, Abdüllatif Efendi had the 172nd highest salary.

All 203 officials with Darüşşafaka

Same birthplace

Of the 59 officials born in Damascus (Şam), Abdüllatif Efendi had the 43rd highest salary.

The page of Damascus (Şam), with the 59 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324), Abdüllatif Efendi had the 55th highest salary.

All 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324)

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Abdüllatif Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Mesalihi KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-128-251
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 (15)

Recorded values of Abdüllatif Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAbdüllatif EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1303Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesamRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsuriyeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationMuallimRecovered 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
SchoolDarussafakaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Recovered annual personnel 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)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)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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