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Official

Mustafa Şevket Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Muğla in 1889/90 (AH 1307). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 159-174-343

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Life

Born in Muğla in 1889/90 (AH 1307), Mustafa Şevket Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a clerk (katip). Work began in Muğla in 1904/05, at about 15, with three unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1907/08, places Mustafa Şevket in Aydın as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 200 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
1907/0812MuğlaAydın

  1. Muğla

    Born 1889/90 (AH 1307); First work 1904/05 (AH 1322)

  2. Aydın

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1907/08 (AH 1325): Muhabere Memuru in Aydın, with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1889/90 (AH 1307)
Birthplace
Muğla
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
katip

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
3 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

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
1904/05 (AH 1322)
Place
Muğla
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

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 6 officials with entries in Aydın in the same years, Mustafa Şevket Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 117 officials with entries in Aydın

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mustafa Şevket Efendi had the 224th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, Mustafa Şevket Efendi had the 100th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 7 officials born in Muğla, Mustafa Şevket Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Muğla, with the 7 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 Şevket Efendi had the 75th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mustafa Şevket Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruAydın200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract159-174-343
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 Şevket Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa Şevket EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacemuglaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthaydinRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationkatipRecovered 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
Schoolidadi MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling9Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)3Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1322Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1904Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placemuglaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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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