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Official

Osman Zeki Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Tokat in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1902/03, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 116_135; 267

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Life

Osman Zeki Efendi was born in Tokat in 1873/74 (AH 1290) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father's occupation was "Alay Katibi". Work began in Tokat in 1892/93, at about 19, with ten unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. The one annual entry, for 1902/03, places Osman Zeki in Tokat as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), on 200 kuruş a month.

One annual entry, for 1902/03 (AH 1320): Muhabere Memuru in Tokat, with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Birthplace
Tokat
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Alay Katibi

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
10 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1892/93 (AH 1310)
Place
Tokat
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

Named in scholarly works

No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 5 officials with entries in Tokat in the same years, Osman Zeki Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 29 officials with entries in Tokat

Same job title, same years

Of the 849 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Osman Zeki Efendi had the 799th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Osman Zeki Efendi had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 15 officials born in Tokat, Osman Zeki Efendi had the 14th highest salary.

The page of Tokat, with the 15 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 168 officials whose first annual entry is for 1902/03 (AH 1320), Osman Zeki Efendi had the 124th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Osman Zeki Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruTokat200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract116_135; 267
What the sources named in this table are
Recovered annual personnel extract
The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.

Sources and original values (14)

Recorded values of Osman Zeki Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameOsman Zeki EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1290Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacetokatRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationAlay KatibiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)10Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1310Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeTokatRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
What the sources named in this table are
Earlier annual personnel extract
The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
Recovered annual personnel extract
The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Personnel attributes extract
The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
  • 1 annual entry of 1 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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