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Official

Mehmet Refiki Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Damascus (Şam) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0157_0050; 95

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Life

Born in Damascus (Şam) in 1881/82 (AH 1299) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mehmet Refiki Efendi was the child of an inspector (müfettiş). Work began in Masat in 1902/03, at about 20, paid from the start, on 200 kuruş a month. The one annual entry, for 1908/09, places Mehmet Refiki in Semsekeyn as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 200 kuruş a month.

Places in order of time

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.

All 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1908/0913DamascusSemsekeyn

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Masat).

  1. Damascus (Şam)

    Born 1881/82 (AH 1299)

  2. Masat not on the map

    First work 1902/03 (AH 1320)

  3. Semsekeyn

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Muhabere Memuru

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhabere Memuru in Semsekeyn, with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Birthplace
Damascus (Şam)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
mufettis

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
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
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1902/03 (AH 1320)
Place
Masat
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

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 205 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Refiki Efendi had the 155th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 745 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Refiki Efendi had the 722nd highest salary of them.

All 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 59 officials born in Damascus (Şam), Mehmet Refiki Efendi had the 55th highest salary.

The page of Damascus (Şam), with the 59 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Mehmet Refiki Efendi had the 89th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Refiki Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruSemsekeyn200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0050; 95
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)

Recorded values of Mehmet Refiki Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Refiki EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1299Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesamRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsuriyeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmufettisRecovered 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
Schoolsibyan mektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)6 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1320Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placemasatRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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.

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