Official
Mehmet Abdullah Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1906 to 1908, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 145-250-495
Life#
Mehmet Abdullah Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1887/88 (AH 1305). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mektep muduru.
Schooling recorded: the wording Hususi Muallim in the school field, which names no school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1906/07 (AH 1324). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 140 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Tahrirat Kalemi in Istanbul, with 140 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 140 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Tahrirat Kalemi. 6 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 140 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 12 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Mektep muduru
Education
- Private teaching
- Hususi Muallim (4 years)private teacher (not a school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives 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
- 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 140
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 140first-salary field |
| 1906 to 1908AH 1324 to 1325 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 140 |
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07 | 140 | 450 | 875 | 6% |
| 1907/08 | 140 | 300 | 275 | 12% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Abdullah Yaşar EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Ahmet Cemil EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Ahmet Şükrü EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- İbrahim Vasıf EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
386 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdurrahim EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Ahmet EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Emin EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Hüseyin EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- İsmail EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
37 officials in all.
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Fehmi EfendiIstanbul, born 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- AHMET CEMiL EFEndiIstanbul, born 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ahmet Şevket EfendiIstanbul, born 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ali Remzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1887/88 (AH 1305)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 140 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 145-250-495 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 140 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 145-250-495 |
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 Abdullah Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1305 | 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 | Mektep muduru | 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 | Hususi Muallim | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | 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) | 1324 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1906 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 140 | 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.