Mehmed Zeki Efendi
Born 1835/36 (AH 1251) · karapinar · Dated entries 1858 to 1898 (AH 1275 to 1315)
Languages Arabic
Archival references M.Ş.A. nr. 8/3/2; M.Ş.A. nr. 8/3/5
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Zeki Efendi was born in karapinar in 1835/36 (AH 1251). Schooling included Köy eğitimi; Edirne ve İstanbul cami dersleri; Dârülmuallimîn. The language repertoire included Arabic. [source]
Service began in Erzincan in 1858/59 (AH 1275). Dated career entries span 1858/59 (AH 1275) to 1896/97 (AH 1314) across 21 AH years, beginning with Kur'a mümeyyizi and ending with entries for Anadolu Sadâreti görevlisi. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Erzincan, Bolu, Medina (Medine) and Havass-ı Refia and 3 other named places. [1]
Death is recorded in 1897/98 (AH 1315). [1]
Life and career
Follow 15 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 15 · karapinar
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
7 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1835/36 (AH 1251)
karapinar
Not yet located on the map: karapinar
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 24
Kur'a mümeyyizi
Calculated age 24
3 1864/65 (AH 1281)
Bolu
Kur'a mümeyyizi
Calculated age 30
4 1865/66 (AH 1282) · 5 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Huzur dersleri muhatabı
Calculated age 31
Fetvahâne müsevvidi
Calculated age 35
Continuing service as described
5 Medine kadısı
Calculated age 36
Medine kadısı
Calculated age 37
Continuing service as described
6 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Medina (Medine) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Medine kadısı
Calculated age 38
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Fetvahâne müsevvidi
Calculated age 38
7 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Havass-ı Refia
Not yet located on the map: Havass-ı Refia
Havass-ı Refia kadısı
Calculated age 39
8 1875/76 (AH 1292)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Huzur dersleri üçüncü ders mukarriri
Calculated age 41
9 Üsküdar Bidâyet Hukuk Mahkemesi reisi
Calculated age 43
Üsküdar Bidâyet Hukuk Mahkemesi reisi
Calculated age 45
Continuing service as described
10 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Üsküdar / Kosova
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova
Üsküdar Bidâyet Hukuk Mahkemesi reisi
Calculated age 46
Continuing service as described
Kosova
Adliye Müfettişi
Calculated age 46
11 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Meclis-i Emval-i Eytam fahri azası
Calculated age 50
12 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Medina (Medine)
Medine mevleviyeti
Calculated age 53
13 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Sadreyn müsteşar muavini
Calculated age 55
Meclis-i Tetkikât-ı Şer'iyye azası
Calculated age 55
14 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Sadreyn müsteşarı
Calculated age 57
15 1896/97 (AH 1314) · 2 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Anadolu Sadâreti görevlisi
Calculated age 63
Vefat
Calculated age 64
5 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Kur'a mümeyyizi · Tokat · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Infisal · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Adliye Müfettişi · Bitola (Manastır) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Adliye Müfettişi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Anadolu Sadâreti müsteşar muavini · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
No annual salary observations are available for this official.
Career patterns and pay
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Related officials in the salary reference
- Medina (Medine)25 other officialsMehmed Arif Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- 1858/59 (AH 1275)42 other officialsResul Efendi first annual entry 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 1,900 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Fetvahane-bab-ı fetva'da görev yapan Osmanlı uleması Bab-ı Meşihat Arşivi ulema sicil dosyalarına göre
DİLEK GÜVEN · 2023 · Pages 107, 108, 109
M.Ş.A. nr. 8/3/2.; M.Ş.A. nr. 8/3/5.
Read the original source accounts · 31 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 22 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 26 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.