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Zihni Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 0065_0120; 237

Zihni Efendi was born in Kutahya in AH 1282 (1865–1866). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Ermeni Millet Mektebi. First work is recorded in Eskisehir in AH 1296 (1878–1879), 14 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 7 distinct AH years in AH 1303–1309 (1885–1892); it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Nigde (380 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Rum: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1282 (1865–1866); kutahya
School / programme
Ermeni Millet Mektebi
Schooling duration
4 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
7 source-recorded years
Qualification field (recorded code)
1
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
0
Father’s occupation
Esnaf
Religion wording
Hristiyan
Nationality wording
Ermeni

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)
  • Rum: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1296 (1878–1879)
Place
Eskisehir
First-salary field
380 kuruş

First-work may concern earlier state service or preparation. The first-salary amount is separately recorded and is not dated by the first-work year.

Honours, rank and legal records

Decoration wording is unrecorded in the linked text fields.

  • Original legal note: “İşret” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal note (excerpt): “işret / Mumaileyh gece gündüz iş ü işretle me’luf olduğundan ve ahali-i kaza ile daima muaraza eylediğinden bin üç yüz on senesi şehr-i Ramazan-ı şerifinin on i” … (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
Annual legal indicator · original codes
0
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1

Legal wording and annual indicators are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts. Complete original notes (2 distinct texts), codes and archival source details remain in the online dossier. Repeated source copies do not establish independent confirmation.

Annual chronology

7 annual entries in 7 recorded AH years. Gregorian equivalents are shown in parentheses; source G years are retained separately. Gaps remain gaps. Salaries are nominal monthly assigned kuruş, not confirmed disbursements.

AH year (Gregorian)Source G yearRecorded titleLocality / provinceMonthly kuruş
AH 1303 (1885–1886)1886muhabere memurunigde
Province: konya
380
AH 1304 (1886–1887)1887muhabere memurunigde
Province: konya
380
AH 1305 (1887–1888)1888muhabere memurunigde
Province: konya
400
AH 1306 (1888–1889)1889muhabere memuruadana
Province: adana
400
AH 1307 (1889–1890)1890muhabere memurueskisehir
Province: hudavendigar
400
AH 1308 (1890–1891)1891muhabere memurubandirma
Province: hudavendigar
400
AH 1309 (1891–1892)1892muhabere memurubandirma
Province: hudavendigar
400