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Mehmed Zihni Efendi

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1887/88 (AH 1305)mülazım (tahrirat kalemi)Safranbolu
  2. 1888/89 (AH 1306)mülazım (tahrirat kalemi) · 3 career entriesSafranbolu · Ulus nahiyesi · 135 kuruş

    1. mülazım (tahrirat kalemi)

      Safranbolu · Calculated age 21

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. mülazım (tahrirat kalemi) (Nakil)

      Safranbolu · Calculated age 21

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. tahrirat katibi

      Ulus nahiyesi · Calculated age 21 · 135 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1889/90 (AH 1307)tahrirat katibiUlus nahiyesi · 135 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. tahrirat katibi

      Ulus nahiyesi · Calculated age 22 · 135 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1890/91 (AH 1308)tahrirat katibi · 3 career entriesUlus nahiyesi · 135 kuruş

    1. tahrirat katibi

      Ulus nahiyesi · Calculated age 23 · 135 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. tahrirat katibi (İstifa)

      Ulus nahiyesi · Calculated age 23

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. istifa (İnfisal)

      Ulus nahiyesi · Calculated age 23

      [1]

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

067.51351888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081888/89 (AH 1306) · tahrirat katibi · Ulus nahiyesi · age 21 · 135 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · tahrirat katibi · Ulus nahiyesi · age 22 · 135 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · tahrirat katibi · Ulus nahiyesi · age 23 · 135 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Safranbolu [source]
Birth year
1868/69 (AH 1285) [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.35, s.6 [1]BOA, DH SA İD nr.35, s.6 [1]

Education and languages

Persian
tefehhüm eder [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüşdiye şahadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Safranbolu Rüşdiyesi (şahadetname) [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Safranbolu kazası tahrirat kalemi [source]
First work year
1887/88 (AH 1305) [source]
Apprenticeship
0.64 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)

    AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 121, 122

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