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Official

Abdullah Fehmi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1910/11, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 189-42-41

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Life

Abdullah Fehmi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1887/88 (AH 1305) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Istanbul in 1910/11, at about 22, paid from the start, on 400 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1910/11, places Abdullah Fehmi in Istanbul in the Hukuk Kalemi, on 400 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1910/11 (AH 1328): Hukuk Kalemi in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 400 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle 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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1910/11 (AH 1328)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

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 68 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Abdullah Fehmi Efendi had the 41st highest salary.

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Same job title, same years

Of the 3 officials with the title Hukuk Kalemi in the same years, Abdullah Fehmi Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

All 12 officials with the title Hukuk Kalemi

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Abdullah Fehmi Efendi had the 1,725th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Abdullah Fehmi Efendi had the 1,196th highest salary of them.

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First annual entry in the same year

Of the 11 officials whose first annual entry is for 1910/11 (AH 1328), Abdullah Fehmi Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Abdullah Fehmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1910/11AH 1328Hukuk KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract189-42-41
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 (12)

Recorded values of Abdullah Fehmi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAbdullah Fehmi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1305Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1328Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered 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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