Official
Osman Fehmi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1889/90 (AH 1307). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 159-191-377
Life#
Osman Fehmi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1889/90 (AH 1307). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
Schooling recorded: Darüşşafaka, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Sirkeci in 1907/08 (AH 1325). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1907/08, the official was about 17 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1907/08, shows Muhabere Memuru in Bitola (Manastır), with 400 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Muhabere Memuru.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Darüşşafaka
- Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Darüşşafaka
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Place
- Sirkeci
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Bitola (Manastır), with 400 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Hüseyin Ruhi EfendiBitola (Manastır), 1 shared year
- Mehmet Zeki EfendiBitola (Manastır), 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Halil Edip EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Mehmet Ali EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Mehmet Cemaleddin EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
202 officials in all. Officials with Darüşşafaka recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Ziya EfendiIstanbul, born 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Ahmet Atıf EfendiIstanbul, born 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Ahmet Cevat EfendiIstanbul, born 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- AHMET GALİP EFENDİIstanbul, born 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Ahmet Midhat EfendiIstanbul, born 1889/90 (AH 1307)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 159-191-377 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Osman Fehmi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1307 | 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 | Esnaf | 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 | Darussafaka | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel 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) | 1325 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1907 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | sirkeci | 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.