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SEYİT ALİ ZİHNİ 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. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Muhasebe kalemi refikiKirkuk (Kerkük) · 50 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe kalemi refiki

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 15 · 50 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Muhasebe kalemi refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi refiki

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 16

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Muhasebe kalemi refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi refiki

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 17

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Muhasebe kalemi refikiKirkuk (Kerkük) · 90 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe kalemi refiki

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 18

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe kalemi refiki

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 18 · 90 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  5. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Muhasebe kalemi refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi refiki

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Muhasebe kalemi refikiKirkuk (Kerkük)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi refiki

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1878 (AH 1295)Muhasebe kalemi refikiKirkuk (Kerkük) · 120 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe kalemi refiki

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe kalemi refiki

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 21 · 120 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  8. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Muhasebe kalemi merkez ve kayıt refik-i sanisi · 3 career entriesMosul (Musul) · Zibar · 250; 450 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe kalemi merkez ve kayıt refik-i sanisi

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 22 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe kalemi merkez ve kayıt refik-i sanisi (Azil)

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 22

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Mal Müdürü

      Zibar · Calculated age 22 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Mal MüdürüZibar · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Zibar · Calculated age 23 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Mal Müdürü · 2 career entriesZibar · 450 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Zibar · Calculated age 24 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Zibar · Calculated age 24

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  11. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Mal MüdürüRaniye · 450 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Raniye · Calculated age 25 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Mal MüdürüRaniye · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Raniye · Calculated age 26 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Mal MüdürüRaniye · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Raniye · Calculated age 27 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Mal MüdürüRaniye · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Raniye · Calculated age 28 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Mal Müdürü · 2 career entriesRaniye · 450 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Raniye · Calculated age 29 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Raniye · Calculated age 29

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  16. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveliŞimasık · 500 kuruş

    1. Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli

      Şimasık · Calculated age 32 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveliŞimasık · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli

      Şimasık · Calculated age 33 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveliŞimasık · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli

      Şimasık · Calculated age 34 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli · 2 career entriesŞimasık · 500 kuruş

    1. Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli

      Şimasık · Calculated age 35 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli (Azil)

      Şimasık · Calculated age 35

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  20. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveliKifri (Salahiye) · 500 kuruş
  21. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveliSeçinar · 600 kuruş

    1. Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli

      Seçinar · Calculated age 37 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli · 2 career entriesKifri (Salahiye) · 600 kuruş

    2. Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli (Azil)

      Kifri (Salahiye) · Calculated age 38

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  23. Undated entriesÇithane kâtibi (muvakkat) · 3 career entriesErbil · Kifri (Salahiye) · Zummar

Recorded pay

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

03006001872/73AH 12891894/95AH 13121872/73 (AH 1289) · Muhasebe kalemi refiki · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · age 15 · 50 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Muhasebe kalemi refiki · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · age 18 · 90 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Muhasebe kalemi refiki · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · age 21 · 120 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Muhasebe kalemi merkez ve kayıt refik-i sanisi · Mosul (Musul) · age 22 · 250 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Mal Müdürü · Zibar · age 22 · 450 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Mal Müdürü · Zibar · age 23 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Mal Müdürü · Zibar · age 24 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Mal Müdürü · Raniye · age 25 · 450 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Mal Müdürü · Raniye · age 26 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Mal Müdürü · Raniye · age 27 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Mal Müdürü · Raniye · age 28 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Mal Müdürü · Raniye · age 29 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli · Şimasık · age 32 · 500 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli · Şimasık · age 33 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli · Şimasık · age 34 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli · Şimasık · age 35 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli · Kifri (Salahiye) · age 36 · 500 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli · Seçinar · age 37 · 600 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Emlak-i hümayun şubesi kâtib-i evveli · Kifri (Salahiye) · age 38 · 600 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kerkük [source]
Birth year
1857/58 (AH 1274) [source]
Archive references
DH_SAİD,00147_00046 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
Persian
Kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education
Mahalli ibtidai mektebi; hususi Arabî ulûm [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
15 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Kerkük [source]
First-salary field
50 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1872/73 (AH 1289) [source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

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 346, 347, 348

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