Official
Hüseyin Fikri Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Feres (Ferecik) in 1890/91 (AH 1308). On record 1909/10, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 152-205-405
Life#
Hüseyin Fikri Efendi was born in Feres (Ferecik) in 1890/91 (AH 1308), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Feres in 1904/05, at about 14, paid from the start, on 200 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1909/10, places Hüseyin Fikri in Demirköy (Samakovcuk) 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.
Born 1890/91 (AH 1308); First work 1904/05 (AH 1322)
One annual entry, for 1909/10 (AH 1327): Muhabere Memuru in Demirköy (Samakovcuk), with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Birthplace
- Feres (Ferecik)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- 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
- 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Place
- Feres (Ferecik)
- 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 job title, same years
Of the 92 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Hüseyin Fikri Efendi had the 84th highest salary.
- Osman Hulusi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 900 kuruş
- Mehmet Ubeydi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 800 kuruş
- İbrahim Fahri Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 750 kuruş
- Mustafa Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 700 kuruş
- Yusuf Cemal Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 700 kuruş
Same school
Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Hüseyin Fikri Efendi had the 2,739th highest salary of them.
- Abdullah Nusret Beyborn 1890/91 (AH 1308); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Ahmet Hamdi Efendiborn 1890/91 (AH 1308); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Ahmet Mümtaz Efendiborn 1890/91 (AH 1308); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ahmet Nadir Efendiborn 1890/91 (AH 1308); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Ali Sadık Efendiborn 1890/91 (AH 1308); highest salary 100 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 3 officials born in Feres (Ferecik), Hüseyin Fikri Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Mehmet Edip Efendiborn 1893/94 (AH 1311); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Avni Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 250 kuruş
The page of Feres (Ferecik), with the 3 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327), 122 have a recorded salary; Hüseyin Fikri Efendi had the 105th highest salary of them.
- Ahmet Hamdi Efendifirst entry in Kahramanmaraş (Maraş); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Behçet Efendifirst entry in Aleppo (Halep); highest salary 150 kuruş
- David Efendifirst entry in Haifa (Hayfa); highest salary 300 kuruş
- David Efendifirst entry in Haifa (Hayfa); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Hasan Rüştü Efendifirst entry in Samsun; highest salary 300 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Demirköy (Samakovcuk) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 152-205-405 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hüseyin Fikri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1308 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | firecik | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | rusdiye mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 5 other value | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1322 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | firecik | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | Recovered 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.
Subjects
- Hüseyin Fikri Efendi
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Demirköy (Samakovcuk)
- Feres (Ferecik)
- Rüşdiye school (Rüşdiye Mektebi)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)