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Official

Mehmet Münir Bey

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Oltu in 1864/65 (AH 1281). On record 1884/85, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0100_0147:291

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Life

Born in Oltu in 1864/65 (AH 1281), Mehmet Münir Bey came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a district governor or lieutenant colonel (kaymakam). Work began in Oltu in 1874/75, at about 10, with 11 unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 160 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1884/85, places Mehmet Münir in Darende in the correspondence office (Tahrirat Kalemi), on 160 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 2 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1884/8512OltuDarende

  1. Oltu

    Born 1864/65 (AH 1281); First work 1874/75 (AH 1291)

  2. Darende

    1884/85 (AH 1302)

    Tahrirat Kalemi

    160 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1884/85 (AH 1302): Tahrirat Kalemi in Darende, with 160 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1864/65 (AH 1281)
Birthplace
Oltu
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Kaymakam

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
11 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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
1874/75 (AH 1291)
Place
Oltu
First salary field (kuruş a month)
160

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 Tahrirat Kalemi in the same years, Mehmet Münir Bey had the lowest salary.

All 118 officials with the title Tahrirat Kalemi

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Münir Bey had the 2,917th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 67 officials whose first annual entry is for 1884/85 (AH 1302), Mehmet Münir Bey had the lowest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Münir Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1884/85AH 1302Tahrirat KalemiDarende160Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0147:291
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 Münir Bey with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Münir BeyPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1281Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceoltuRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birtherzurumRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationKaymakamRecovered 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)11Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1291Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1874Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeOltuRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)160Recovered 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.
  • 1 annual entry of 1 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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