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Official

Mehmet Talat Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Uşak in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Life

Mehmet Talat Efendi was born in Uşak in 1885/86 (AH 1303) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a director (müdür). Work began in Samsun in 1906/07, at about 20, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places Mehmet Talat in Ioannina (Yanya) as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), 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.

All 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1906/071908/09123UşakSamsunIoannina
  1. Uşak

    Born 1885/86 (AH 1303)

  2. Samsun

    First work 1906/07 (AH 1324)

  3. Ioannina (Yanya)

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya), with 300 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Birthplace
Uşak
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
mudur

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary 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
1906/07 (AH 1324)
Place
Samsun
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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 6 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya) in the same years, Mehmet Talat Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 8 officials with entries in Ioannina (Yanya) in the same years, Mehmet Talat Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

All 208 officials with entries in Ioannina (Yanya)

Same job title, same years

Of the 205 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Talat Efendi had the 70th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, Mehmet Talat Efendi had the 56th highest salary.

All 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 3 officials born in Uşak, Mehmet Talat Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Uşak, with the 3 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Mehmet Talat Efendi had the 35th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Talat Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract152-179-353
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 Talat Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Talat EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1303Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceusakRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhudavendigarRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmudurRecovered 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)0 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)2 other valuePersonnel 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: placesamsunRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.

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