Individual dossier

Mehmet Zeki Efendi

Birthplace: sofya Observed AH 1274–1305 (1857–1888)

0001_0034; 66Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Zeki Efendi was born in Sofya in AH 1246 (1830–1831). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Adliye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Sofya in AH 1265 (1848–1849), 19 AH years after the recorded birth year, with “Zaptiye Kalemi” as first-job wording. The surviving career record covers 28 distinct AH years in AH 1274–1305 (1857–1888), with gaps; it begins with muhabere memuru in Sofya (400 kuruş monthly). Mufettis appears later, in AH 1300 (1882–1883), with 2,000 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); Bulgarian: tekellum; Russian: tekellum. Mehmet Zeki Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1306 (1888–1889).

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Life and career

28 recorded AH years · 28 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1246 (1830–1831)
AH 1265 (1848–1849)Birth-year difference: 19 AH years
AH 1274–1275 (1857–1859)Birth-year difference: 28–29 AH years
AH 1276 (1859–1860)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1277–1279 (1860–1863)Birth-year difference: 31–33 AH years
AH 1280–1281 (1863–1865)Birth-year difference: 34–35 AH years
AH 1282–1283 (1865–1867)Birth-year difference: 36–37 AH years
AH 1284–1288 (1867–1872)Birth-year difference: 38–42 AH years
AH 1289–1290 (1872–1874)Birth-year difference: 43–44 AH years
AH 1291 (1874–1875)Birth-year difference: 45 AH years
AH 1292 (1875–1876)Birth-year difference: 46 AH years
AH 1293 (1876–1877)Birth-year difference: 47 AH years
AH 1294–1296 (1877–1879)Birth-year difference: 48–50 AH years
AH 1297–1299 (1879–1882)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1300–1305 (1882–1888)Birth-year difference: 54–59 AH years
AH 1306 (1888–1889)

Each stage retains its recorded place and title. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1274 (1857–1858)

muhabere memuru · sofya · 400 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1265 (1848–1849) in Sofya (Zaptiye Kalemi). The first-salary field is 290 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1265 (1848–1849)Zaptiye KalemiSofya

Monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash payments. Lines connect consecutive AH years only; hollow points mean salary not recorded. Competing entries in one AH year remain separate points, without a unique pay-change line. Gregorian spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

Recorded death

AH 1306 (1888–1889) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

No annual entries for AH 1276 (1859–1860). Changes span the gap.
Title muhabere memuru → 2. Mudur
Locality sofya → kavala
Salary 400 to 1,000 kuruş +600 (+150%)
Title 2. Mudur → 1. Mudur
Locality kavala → sofya
Salary 1,000 to 1,200 kuruş +200 (+20%)
Locality sofya → uskup
Locality uskup → pristine
Locality pristine → nis
Salary 1,200 to 1,300 kuruş +100 (+8.33%)
Locality nis → ruscuk
Title 1. Mudur → Mufettis
Locality ruscuk → erzurum
Salary 1,300 to 1,750 kuruş +450 (+34.62%)
Locality erzurum → tuna
Salary 1,750 to 1,500 kuruş -250 (-14.29%)
Locality tuna → hudavendigar
Salary 1,500 to 1,200 kuruş -300 (-20%)
No annual entries for AH 1297–1299 (1879–1882). Changes span the gap.
Locality hudavendigar → konya
Salary 1,200 to 2,000 kuruş +800 (+66.67%)

A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.

Places in this record

AH 1265 (1848–1849)Zaptiye KalemiSofya

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 0001_0034; 66

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1273
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · AH 1273 (1856–1857)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1274–1275 (1857–1859), AH 1277–1296 (1860–1879), AH 1300–1305 (1882–1888)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1274–1275 (1857–1859), AH 1277–1296 (1860–1879), AH 1300–1305 (1882–1888) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.