Official
Mehmet Sabri Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Diyarbakır in 1886/87 (AH 1304). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 151-220-435
Life#
Mehmet Sabri Efendi was born in Diyarbakır in 1886/87 (AH 1304) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Beyoğlu in 1905/06, at about 18, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places Mehmet Sabri in Diyarbakır as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 300 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 1886/87 (AH 1304)
First work 1905/06 (AH 1323)
One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Diyarbakır, with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Birthplace
- Diyarbakır
- 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)
- 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
- 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Place
- Beyoğlu
- 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 place, same years
Of the 10 officials with entries in Diyarbakır in the same years, Mehmet Sabri Efendi had the 5th highest salary.
- Ahmet Rüştü Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- İsmail Zühtü Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- Refet Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Hüseyin Fazlı Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 350 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 300 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 26 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Mehmet Sabri Efendi had the 12th highest salary.
- Ahmed Hayreddin Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Taşçıyan Markar Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,300 kuruş
- Andon İzekiyan Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Muharrem Sıtkı Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 540 kuruş
- Hacı Mehmet Hulusi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 425 kuruş
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 Sabri Efendi had the 2,211th highest salary of them.
- Abdülhamid Hamdi Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Abdullah Nazım Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ahmet Cemil Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Ahmet Fuat Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Ahmet Kenan Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 100 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 72 officials born in Diyarbakır, Mehmet Sabri Efendi had the 59th highest salary.
- Ahmet Fuat Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Mehmet Rasim Efendiborn 1885/86 (AH 1303); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Zülfikâr Remzi Efendiborn 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 100 kuruş
- İzzet Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 500 kuruş
- İsmail Cemil Efendiborn 1881/82 (AH 1299); highest salary 400 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Mehmet Sabri Efendi had the 35th highest salary.
- Ahmet Fuat Efendifirst entry in Diyarbakır; highest salary 100 kuruş
- Zülfikâr Remzi Efendifirst entry in Diyarbakır; highest salary 100 kuruş
- Hüseyin Fazlı Efendifirst entry in Diyarbakır; highest salary 350 kuruş
- Mehmet Şevket Efendifirst entry in Diyarbakır; highest salary 100 kuruş
- İbrahim Edhem Efendifirst entry in Diyarbakır; highest salary 250 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 151-220-435 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Sabri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1304 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | diyarbakir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | diyarbakir | 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 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 3 other value | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1323 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | beyoglu | 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.
- 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
- Mehmet Sabri Efendi
- Post of official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti)
- Diyarbakır
- 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)