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Official

Mehmet Nuri Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Cerkezistan in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1907/08, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 149-216-427

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Life

Mehmet Nuri Efendi was born in Cerkezistan in 1887/88 (AH 1305) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was an army captain (yüzbaşı). Work began in Çerkeş in 1899/1900, at about 12, with eight unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1907/08, places Mehmet Nuri in Edirne as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 250 kuruş a month.

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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.

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first workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1907/0812ÇerkeşEdirne

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: birthplace Cerkezistan.

  1. Çerkeş

    First work 1899/1900 (AH 1317)

  2. Edirne

    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 Edirne, with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Birthplace
Cerkezistan
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Yuzbasi

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
8 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
1899/1900 (AH 1317)
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 place, same years

Of the 11 officials with entries in Edirne in the same years, Mehmet Nuri Efendi had the 8th highest salary.

All 265 officials with entries in Edirne

Same job title, same years

Of the 313 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Nuri 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; Mehmet Nuri Efendi had the 2,552nd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 17 officials born in Cerkezistan, Mehmet Nuri Efendi had the 16th highest salary.

The page of Cerkezistan, with the 17 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

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

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Nuri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruEdirne250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-216-427
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 (13)

Recorded values of Mehmet Nuri Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Nuri EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1305Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacecerkezistanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationYuzbasiRecovered 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)8Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1317Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1899Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placecerkesRecovered 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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