Official
Mustafa Şükrü Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1868/69 (AH 1285). On record 1897 to 1903, 6 annual entries.
Archive reference 71_88; 173
Life#
Mustafa Şükrü Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Muduru.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Prizren in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 7 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1897/98, the official was about 29 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1897/98, shows Muhabere Memuru in Skopje (Üsküp), with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1897/98 as Muhabere Memuru. 19 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 6 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1902/03, when 21 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Muduru
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 7 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
- 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Place
- Prizren
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89AH 1306 | First work | Prizren | 400first-salary field |
| 1897 to 1903AH 1315 to 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 300 |
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1898/99 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1899/1900 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1900/01 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1901/02 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 20% |
| 1902/03 | 300 | 500 | 380 | 21% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Lazyan Agob EfendiSkopje (Üsküp), 6 shared years
- Anderya Papa Dopli EfendiSkopje (Üsküp), 6 shared years
- Ahmed Rıfat EfendiSkopje (Üsküp), 6 shared years
- Hüsnü EfendiSkopje (Üsküp), 5 shared years
- Devay EfendiSkopje (Üsküp), 5 shared years
39 officials in all. Officials recorded in Skopje (Üsküp)
Same school recorded
- Abdülkadir EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Ahmet Bican EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Ahmet Harti EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Sami EfendiIstanbul, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Ali Ekrem BeyIstanbul, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Hafız Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Hafız Mahmut Nazif EfendiIstanbul, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Hafız Yusuf Hüsamettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (6)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 71_88; 173 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 71_88; 173 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 71_88; 173 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 71_88; 173 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 71_88; 173 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 71_88; 173 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mustafa Şükrü Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1285 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | telgraf muduru | 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 | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1306 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1889 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Prizren | 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.
- 6 annual entries of 6 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.