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Zekeriya 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. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuriyeti mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  2. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuriyeti mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuriyeti mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuriyeti mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuriyeti mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuriyeti mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 80 kuruş
    1. Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuriyeti mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 21 · 80 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  5. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 80 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 22 · 80 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 80; 100 kuruş
    1. Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 23 · 80 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 23 · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  7. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 24 · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 25 · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 100; 120 kuruş
    1. Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 26 · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 26 · 120 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

0601201900/01AH 13181905/06AH 13231900/01 (AH 1318) · Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 21 · 80 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 22 · 80 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 80 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 100 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 25 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 26 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 26 · 120 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Bandırma [source]
Birth province
Hüdavendigâr [source]
Birth year
1879/80 (AH 1297) [source]
Father’s occupation
Esnaf [source]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüştiye şehadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; Kirmasti Mekteb-i Rüştiyesi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
18 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1897/98 (AH 1315) [source]
Apprenticeship
3 [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 Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Bandırmalı devlet adamları

    ŞERİFE AÇIKGÖZ · 2020 · Pages 95, 96

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