Official
Tevfik Lağme Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Lubnan in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1909/10, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 189-54-53
Life#
Born in Lubnan in 1883/84 (AH 1301), Tevfik Lağme Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a director (müdür). Work began in Lubnan in 1909/10, at about 25, paid from the start, on 400 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1909/10, places Tevfik Lağme in Lubnan as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 400 kuruş a month.
One annual entry, for 1909/10 (AH 1327): Muhabere Memuru in Lubnan, with 400 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Birthplace
- Lubnan
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
- Father's occupation
- mudur
Education
- Religious school (medrese)
- Medrese (4 years)medrese (Islamic college)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Place
- Lubnan
- 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 job title, same years
Of the 92 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Tevfik Lağme Efendi had the 26th highest salary.
- Osman Hulusi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 900 kuruş
- Mehmet Ubeydi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 800 kuruş
- İbrahim Fahri Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 750 kuruş
- Mustafa Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 700 kuruş
- Yusuf Cemal Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 700 kuruş
Same school
Of the 16 officials with Medrese among their schools, Tevfik Lağme Efendi had the 14th highest salary.
- Hüseyin Avni Efendiborn 1888/89 (AH 1306); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Hafız Yusuf Efendiborn 1875/76 (AH 1292); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Cevdet Efendiborn 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 650 kuruş
- Mustafa Esir Efendiborn 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 1,600 kuruş
- Kaysar Efendiborn 1855/56 (AH 1272); highest salary 800 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 16 officials born in Lubnan, Tevfik Lağme Efendi had the 13th highest salary.
- Bedi’ Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Yosef Efendiborn 1879/80 (AH 1297); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Yusuf Tama Efendiborn 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mehmet Suphi Efendiborn 1875/76 (AH 1292); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendiborn 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 580 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327), 122 have a recorded salary; Tevfik Lağme Efendi had the 17th highest salary of them.
- Dirtar Bogosyan Efendifirst entry in Beyoğlu; highest salary 750 kuruş
- Ahmet Celal Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mehmet Hayri Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Ahmed Şükrü Efendifirst entry in Tokat; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Ahmet Şükrü Efendifirst entry in Gürün; highest salary 300 kuruş
All 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Lubnan | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-54-53 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Tevfik Lağme Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1301 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | lubnan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | lubnan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | mudur | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | medrese | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1327 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | lubnan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | Recovered 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.
Subjects
- Tevfik Lağme Efendi
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Lubnan
- Medrese
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)