Skip to content
Ottoman BureaucracyPeople, places and careers in Ottoman public service

Official

Mehmet Kâmil Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Rize in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 152-177-349

Compare Mehmet Kâmil Efendi with other officials

Life

Mehmet Kâmil Efendi was born in Rize in 1880/81 (AH 1298) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Gerze in 1900/01, at about 19, paid from the start, on 200 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places Mehmet Kâmil in Sinop as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), 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.

All 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1908/0913RizeSinop

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Gerze).

  1. Rize

    Born 1880/81 (AH 1298)

  2. Gerze not on the map

    First work 1900/01 (AH 1318)

  3. Sinop

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Sinop, with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1880/81 (AH 1298)
Birthplace
Rize
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
1900/01 (AH 1318)
Place
Gerze
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 26 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Mehmet Kâmil Efendi had the 15th highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Kâmil Efendi had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 9 officials born in Rize, Mehmet Kâmil Efendi had the 8th highest salary.

The page of Rize, with the 9 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Mehmet Kâmil Efendi had the 89th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Kâmil Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiSinop200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract152-177-349
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 (14)

Recorded values of Mehmet Kâmil Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Kâmil EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1298Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacerizeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthtrabzonRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationtelgraf memuruRecovered 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)0 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)8 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1318Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placegerzeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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