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ZEYNÜLABİDİN EFENDİ

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. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Telgrafhane mülazımıErbil

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Erbil · Calculated age 16

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  2. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Telgrafhane mülazımıErbilContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Erbil · Calculated age 17

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Telgrafhane mülazımıErbilContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Erbil · Calculated age 18

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1878 (AH 1295)Telgrafhane mülazımıErbilContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Erbil · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Telgrafhane mülazımı · 3 career entriesErbil · Mosul (Musul) · 300 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Erbil · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Erbil · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 20 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  6. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Telgraf muhabere memuruMosul (Musul) · 285 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 21 · 285 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  7. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Telgraf muhabere memuruMosul (Musul) · Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · 380 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 22

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · Calculated age 22 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  8. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Telgraf muhabere memuruSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · Calculated age 23 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Telgraf muhabere memuruSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · Calculated age 24 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Telgraf muhabere memuruSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · Calculated age 25 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Telgraf muhabere memuruSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · Calculated age 26 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Telgraf muhabere memuruSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · Calculated age 27 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Telgraf muhabere memuruSulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · Aziziye · 380; 500 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · Calculated age 28 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Aziziye · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  14. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Telgraf muhabere memuruAziziye · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Aziziye · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Telgraf muhabere memuruAziziye · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Aziziye · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Telgraf muhabere memuruAziziye · Daraci · 500 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Aziziye · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Daraci · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  17. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Telgraf muhabere memuruDaraciContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Daraci · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Telgraf muhabere memuruDaraciContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Daraci · Calculated age 33

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Telgraf muhabere memuruDaraciContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Daraci · Calculated age 34

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Telgraf muhabere memuruDaraciContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Daraci · Calculated age 35

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Telgraf muhabere memuru · 2 career entriesDaraci · Bakuba · 600 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Daraci · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

      Bakuba · Calculated age 36 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  22. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüBakubaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

      Bakuba · Calculated age 37

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüBakuba · 540 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

      Bakuba · Calculated age 38

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

      Bakuba · Calculated age 38 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  24. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüBakuba · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

      Bakuba · Calculated age 39 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüBakuba · Ramadi · 540 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

      Bakuba · Calculated age 40 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

      Ramadi · Calculated age 40 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  26. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüRamadi · Samawah (Semave) · 720 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

      Ramadi · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

      Samawah (Semave) · Calculated age 41 · 720 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  27. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüSamawah (Semave) · Al Diwaniyah (Divaniye) · 720 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

      Samawah (Semave) · Calculated age 42 · 720 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

03607201878/79AH 12961900/01AH 13181878/79 (AH 1296) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Mosul (Musul) · age 20 · 300 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Mosul (Musul) · age 21 · 285 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · age 22 · 380 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · age 23 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · age 24 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · age 25 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · age 26 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · age 27 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) · age 28 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Aziziye · age 28 · 500 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Aziziye · age 29 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Aziziye · age 30 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Aziziye · age 31 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Daraci · age 31 · 500 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü · Bakuba · age 36 · 600 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü · Bakuba · age 38 · 540 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü · Bakuba · age 39 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü · Bakuba · age 40 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü · Ramadi · age 40 · 540 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü · Samawah (Semave) · age 41 · 720 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü · Samawah (Semave) · age 42 · 720 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü · Al Diwaniyah (Divaniye) · age 42 · 720 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kerkük [source]
Birth province
Musul [source]
Birth year
1859/60 (AH 1276) [source]
Father’s occupation
Telgraf çavuşu [source]
Archive references
DH_SAİD,00062_00216 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; muallim-i mahsus [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
16 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Erbil [source]
First work year
1875/76 (AH 1292) [source]
Apprenticeship
4 [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-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Kerküklü devlet adamları

    ORHAN ABDULBASIT ANWER ANWER · 2021 · Pages 162, 163

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