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Official

Mustafa Hilmi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Serres (Siroz) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 159-180-355

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Life

Born in Serres (Siroz) in 1879/80 (AH 1297) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mustafa Hilmi Efendi was the child of a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Work began in Ortakoy in 1906/07, at about 26, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Mustafa Hilmi in Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık) as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 250 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
1907/0813SerresMalko Tarnovo

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

  1. Serres (Siroz)

    Born 1879/80 (AH 1297)

  2. Ortakoy not on the map

    First work 1906/07 (AH 1324)

  3. Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık)

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık), with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1879/80 (AH 1297)
Birthplace
Serres (Siroz)
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)
1 year
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
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
1906/07 (AH 1324)
Place
Ortakoy
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 2 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık) in the same years, Mustafa Hilmi Efendi had the highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 2 officials with entries in Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık) in the same years, Mustafa Hilmi Efendi had the highest salary.

All 18 officials with entries in Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık)

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mustafa Hilmi Efendi had the 167th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Hilmi Efendi had the 2,552nd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 22 officials born in Serres (Siroz), Mustafa Hilmi Efendi had the 21st highest salary.

The page of Serres (Siroz), with the 22 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Mustafa Hilmi Efendi had the 46th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mustafa Hilmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruMalko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract159-180-355
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 Mustafa Hilmi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa Hilmi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1297Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesirozRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthselanikRecovered 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)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1324Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1906Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeortakoyRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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.

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