Mehmed Zeki Efendi
Born 1885/86 (AH 1303) · Ohrid (Ohri) · Dated entries 1905 to 1912 (AH 1323 to 1330)
Languages Bulgarian, French, Rum (as recorded), Turkish
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Zeki Efendi was born in Ohrid (Ohri) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). The father’s occupation was Jandarma Binbaşısı. Schooling included Kırçova ve Manastır İbtidai ve Rüştiye; Manastır İdadi-i Mülkisi. The language repertoire included Bulgarian, French, Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Florina in 1905/06 (AH 1323). Dated career entries span 1905/06 (AH 1323) to 1911/12 (AH 1330) across 8 AH years, beginning with Üçüncü Kol Tahrir-i Nüfus Memuru. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Florina, Prizren, Botevgrad (Orhaniye) and Toryan and 4 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 520 kuruş in 1905/06 (AH 1323) to 2,250 kuruş in 1911/12 (AH 1330); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,250 kuruş in 1911/12 (AH 1330). [1]
Life and career
Follow 7 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 7 · Ohrid (Ohri)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Ohrid (Ohri)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 20
Üçüncü Kol Tahrir-i Nüfus Memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 20
Recorded service ending
3 1906/07 (AH 1324) · 2 recorded years
Prizren
AH entries: 1324, 1325. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Darülmuallimin Mektebi Vekili (fahri)
0 kuruşCalculated age 21
Darülmuallimin Mektebi Vekili (fahri) (Nakil)
Calculated age 22
Recorded service ending
4 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Botevgrad (Orhaniye) / Toryan
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Toryan
Mal Müdürü
700 kuruşCalculated age 23
Toryan
Mal Müdürü
800 kuruşCalculated age 23
5 1909/10 (AH 1327) · 2 recorded years
Kavala
AH entries: 1327, 1328. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Mal Müdürü
800 kuruşCalculated age 24
Mal Müdürü
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 25
6 1911 (AH 1329)
Thessaloniki (Selanik) / Drama
Within-year entry order unresolved
Emlak-ı Emiriye Müdürü
1,500 kuruşCalculated age 26
Sancak Muhasebecisi
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 26
7 1911/12 (AH 1330)
Drama / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Sancak Muhasebecisi
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Vilayet Emlak Müdürü
2,250 kuruşCalculated age 27
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Muhasebe Kalemi Evrak Kayıt Memuru · Prizren · Undated · 300 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 520 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 60.7% | 1423 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 70.3% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 800 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 61.4% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 1,000 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 68.0% | 732 |
| 1911 (AH 1329) | 2,000 | 600 | 250 to 2,500 | 81.5% | 402 |
| 1911/12 (AH 1330) | 2,250 | 1,000 | 300 to 3,000 | 82.8% | 233 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Drama2,000
- Kavala800 to 1,000
- Florina520
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)2,250
Six places with the most recorded career years. Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Related officials in the salary reference
- Ohrid (Ohri)67 other officialsMehmed Sabri Efendi born 1873/74 (AH 1290); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Prizren6 other officialsMehmet Nafiz Bey 2 shared years; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- 1905/06 (AH 1323)128 other officialsALĠ REMZĠ EFENDĠ first entry in Chios (Sakız); highest salary 300 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid döneminde sicill-i ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Osmanlı Devleti'nde Ohri doğumlu memurlar
ÖMER ÖĞÜT · 2026 · Pages 162, 163
Read the original source accounts · 16 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 8 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 15 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.