Official
Hasan Memduh Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1893/94 (AH 1311). On record 1909/10, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 189-101-100
Life#
Born in Istanbul in 1893/94 (AH 1311) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Hasan Memduh Efendi was the child of a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Istanbul in 1909/10, at about 16, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1909/10, places Hasan Memduh in Istanbul as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 300 kuruş a month.
One annual entry, for 1909/10 (AH 1327): Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1893/94 (AH 1311)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
- Father's occupation
- telgraf memuru
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle 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)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- 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 17 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul in the same years, Hasan Memduh Efendi had the 5th highest salary.
- ALi Vahap Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 600 kuruş
- Ahmet Refik Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ahmet Şevket Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Hırant Keresteciyan Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ahmet Behçet Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 300 kuruş
Same place, same years
Of the 126 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Hasan Memduh Efendi had the 98th highest salary.
- Abdurrahman Serafettin Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 25,000 kuruş
- Mehmet Ata Bey1 shared year; highest salary 20,000 kuruş
- Mehmet Talat Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 15,000 kuruş
- Ahmet Muhittin Bey1 shared year; highest salary 8,000 kuruş
- Ahmet Avni Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 92 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Hasan Memduh Efendi had the 56th 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; Hasan Memduh Efendi had the 2,211th highest salary of them.
- Adem Hilmi Efendiborn 1893/94 (AH 1311); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mehmet Edip Efendiborn 1893/94 (AH 1311); highest salary 300 kuruş
- İbrahim Edhem Efendiborn 1892/93 (AH 1310); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Arif Efendiborn 1892/93 (AH 1310); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mehmet Bahaeddin Efendiborn 1892/93 (AH 1310); highest salary 300 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Hasan Memduh Efendi had the 1,419th highest salary of them.
- Hacı Hüseyin Hayrettin Beyborn 1892/93 (AH 1310); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Arif Efendiborn 1892/93 (AH 1310); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mehmet Bahaeddin Efendiborn 1892/93 (AH 1310); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Enver Efendiborn 1892/93 (AH 1310); highest salary 60 kuruş
- Mehmet Hüsrev Efendiborn 1892/93 (AH 1310); highest salary 300 kuruş
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; Hasan Memduh Efendi had the 56th highest salary of them.
- Hacı Hüseyin Hayrettin Beyfirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Arif Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mehmet Bahaeddin Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Hüsrev Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Sıdkı Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 200 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-101-100 |
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 | Hasan Memduh Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1311 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | telgraf memuru | 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 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1327 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
- 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
- Hasan Memduh Efendi
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- 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)