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Official

Şeyh Musa Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Mardin in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1909/10, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 187-169-167

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Life

Şeyh Musa Efendi was born in Mardin in 1887/88 (AH 1305) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Aleppo (Halep) in 1909/10, at about 21, paid from the start, on 150 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1909/10, places Musa in Şanlıurfa (Urfa) as a candidate official (Mülazım), on 150 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
1909/101909/10123MardinAleppoŞanlıurfa

  1. Mardin

    Born 1887/88 (AH 1305)

  2. Aleppo (Halep)

    First work 1909/10 (AH 1327)

  3. Şanlıurfa (Urfa)

    1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Mülazım

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1909/10 (AH 1327): Mülazım in Şanlıurfa (Urfa), with 150 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Birthplace
Mardin
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
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
1909/10 (AH 1327)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
150

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 17 officials with the title Mülazım in the same years, Şeyh Musa Efendi had the 15th highest salary.

All 22 officials with the title Mülazım

Same school

Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, Şeyh Musa Efendi had the 116th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 7 officials born in Mardin, Şeyh Musa Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Mardin, with the 7 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; Şeyh Musa Efendi had the 117th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Şeyh Musa Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1909/10AH 1327MülazımŞanlıurfa (Urfa)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract187-169-167
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 (12)

Recorded values of Şeyh Musa Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameŞeyh Musa EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1305Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacemardinRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdiyarbakirRecovered 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
Schoolidadi mektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling9Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes 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)1327Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placehalepRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)150Recovered 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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