Official
Musa Kâzım Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Samsun in 1888/89 (AH 1306). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 161-21-37
Life#
Musa Kâzım Efendi was born in Samsun in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as ciftci.
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 Samsun in 1907/08 (AH 1325). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1908/09, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1908/09, shows Muhabere Memuru in Samsun, with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1908/09 as Muhabere Memuru.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Birthplace
- Samsun
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
- Father's occupation
- ciftci
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
- 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Place
- Samsun
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhabere Memuru in Samsun, with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Samsunlu devlet memurları (1879-1909) (MERVE ÖZİNAN, 2026). Name as printed: Musa Kazım Efendi. Printed page 24, PDF pages 35, 48 and 90.
Probable link: same name, birthplace and birth year (within one year); served in the place the work covers
What the work records:
- Birth recorded in 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Father named 'İsmail Ağa' (PDF page 35)
- Father's occupation as worded: 'Ziraatten (çiftçi)' (PDF page 35)
- Certificate as worded: 'Aliyyül ala dereceden Şahadetname' (PDF page 48)
- Languages as worded: 'Türkçe okuryazar' (PDF page 48)
- Schools as listed: 'Sıbyan Mektebi'; 'Sürmene Rüştiye Mektebi' (PDF page 48)
- Post as worded: 'Samsun Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere Memuriyeti Refakati' (PDF page 90)
- Post as worded: 'Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Memuriyeti'; pay in the same row of the table: 200 kuruş (PDF page 90)
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mustafa Neşet EfendiSamsun, 1 shared year
- Ali BeySamsun, 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abdülhamid Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
- Abdülhamid Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
- ABDULLAH LÜTFÜ EFENDİRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
- Abdullah Ziya EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
- Abdurrahman Süreyya BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mehmet Veysi EfendiSamsun, born 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Mustafa Neşet EfendiSamsun, born 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Ali Mazhar EfendiSamsun, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Recep Tevfik EfendiSamsun, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Hafız Recep Recai EfendiSamsun, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
9 officials in all. Officials born in Samsun
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muhabere Memuru | Samsun | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 161-21-37 |
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 | Musa Kâzım Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1306 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | samsun | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | trabzon | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | ciftci | 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) | 0 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 other value | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1325 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | samsun | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | 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.
- 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.