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Official

MEHMET ZEKİ EFENDİ

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Birecik in 1888/89 (AH 1306). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0156_173; 343

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Life

Born in Birecik in 1888/89 (AH 1306), MEHMET ZEKİ EFENDİ came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a farmer (çiftçi). Work began in Istanbul in 1908/09, at about 19, paid from the start, on 150 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1908/09, places MEHMET ZEKİ in Istanbul as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), on 150 kuruş a month.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 2 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1908/0912BirecikIstanbul

  1. Birecik

    Born 1888/89 (AH 1306)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1908/09 (AH 1326); 1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 150 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Birthplace
Birecik
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
ciftci

Education

Darüşşafaka
Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Darüşşafaka
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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

Languages

French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1908/09 (AH 1326)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
150

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 165 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, MEHMET ZEKİ EFENDİ had the 119th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 26 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, MEHMET ZEKİ EFENDİ had the 16th highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 203 officials with Darüşşafaka among their schools, MEHMET ZEKİ EFENDİ had the 190th highest salary.

All 203 officials with Darüşşafaka

Same birthplace

Of the 2 officials born in Birecik, MEHMET ZEKİ EFENDİ had the lowest salary.

The page of Birecik, with the 2 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), MEHMET ZEKİ EFENDİ had the 110th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of MEHMET ZEKİ EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0156_173; 343
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 MEHMET ZEKİ EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMEHMET ZEKİ EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1306Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacebirecikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhalepRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationciftciRecovered 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
SchooldarussafakaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1326Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)150Recovered 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.

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

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