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Official

Ahmet Hamdi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1861/62 (AH 1278). On record 1881/82, 1 annual entry. Death recorded 1882/83.

Archive reference 8_101; 197

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1861/62 (AH 1278) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Ahmet Hamdi Efendi was the child of a tradesman (esnaf). The one annual entry, for 1881/82, places Ahmet Hamdi in Bitola (Manastır) as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 285 kuruş a month. The list of 1882/83 (AH 1300) gives the status word Vefat (death).

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
1881/8212IstanbulBitola

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1861/62 (AH 1278); First work 1877/78 (AH 1294)

  2. Bitola (Manastır)

    1881/82 (AH 1299)

    Muhabere Memuru

    285 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Death recorded in the annual list of 1882/83 (AH 1300): the word Vefat, not a date of death.

One annual entry, for 1881/82 (AH 1299): Muhabere Memuru in Bitola (Manastır), with 285 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1861/62 (AH 1278)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf
Death recorded
1882/83 (AH 1300)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
5 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
1877/78 (AH 1294)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
285

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 14 officials with entries in Bitola (Manastır) in the same years, Ahmet Hamdi Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 144 officials with entries in Bitola (Manastır)

Same job title, same years

Of the 461 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Ahmet Hamdi Efendi had the 459th 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; Ahmet Hamdi Efendi had the 2,512th 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; Ahmet Hamdi Efendi had the 1,535th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 86 officials whose first annual entry is for 1881/82 (AH 1299), Ahmet Hamdi Efendi had the 79th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Ahmet Hamdi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1881/82AH 1299Muhabere MemuruBitola (Manastır)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract8_101; 197
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 Ahmet Hamdi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAhmet Hamdi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1278Recovered 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 occupationesnafRecovered 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)1294Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1877Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)285Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Status
Death recorded under the year (AH)1300Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
What the sources named in this table are
Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
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.
  • 1 annual entry of 1 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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