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Mehmed Zeki 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. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Üçüncü Kol Tahrir-i Nüfus Memuru · 2 career entriesFlorina · 520 kuruş

    1. Üçüncü Kol Tahrir-i Nüfus Memuru

      Florina · Calculated age 20 · 520 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Üçüncü Kol Tahrir-i Nüfus Memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Florina · Calculated age 20

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  2. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Darülmuallimin Mektebi Vekili (fahri)Prizren · 0 kuruş

    1. Darülmuallimin Mektebi Vekili (fahri)

      Prizren · Calculated age 21 · 0 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  3. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Darülmuallimin Mektebi Vekili (fahri) · 2 career entriesPrizren · 0 kuruş

    1. Darülmuallimin Mektebi Vekili (fahri)

      Prizren · Calculated age 22 · 0 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Darülmuallimin Mektebi Vekili (fahri) (Nakil)

      Prizren · Calculated age 22

      Broader service field: Education

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  4. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Mal MüdürüBotevgrad (Orhaniye) · Toryan · 700; 800 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Botevgrad (Orhaniye) · Calculated age 23 · 700 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürü

      Toryan · Calculated age 23 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Mal MüdürüKavala · 800 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Kavala · Calculated age 24 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1910/11 (AH 1328)Mal MüdürüKavala · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Kavala · Calculated age 25

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürü

      Kavala · Calculated age 25 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1911 (AH 1329)Emlak-ı Emiriye Müdürü · 2 career entriesThessaloniki (Selanik) · Drama · 1,500; 2,000 kuruş

    1. Emlak-ı Emiriye Müdürü

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 26 · 1,500 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Sancak Muhasebecisi

      Drama · Calculated age 26 · 2,000 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1911/12 (AH 1330)Sancak Muhasebecisi · 3 career entriesDrama · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,000; 2,250 kuruş

    1. Sancak Muhasebecisi

      Drama · Calculated age 27 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sancak Muhasebecisi (Nakil)

      Drama · Calculated age 27

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Vilayet Emlak Müdürü

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27 · 2,250 kuruş

      [1]

  9. Undated entriesMuhasebe Kalemi Evrak Kayıt MemuruPrizren · 300 kuruş

Recorded pay

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

01,1252,2501905/06AH 13231911/12AH 13301905/06 (AH 1323) · Üçüncü Kol Tahrir-i Nüfus Memuru · Florina · age 20 · 520 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Darülmuallimin Mektebi Vekili (fahri) · Prizren · age 21 · 0 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Darülmuallimin Mektebi Vekili (fahri) · Prizren · age 22 · 0 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Mal Müdürü · Botevgrad (Orhaniye) · age 23 · 700 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Mal Müdürü · Toryan · age 23 · 800 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Mal Müdürü · Kavala · age 24 · 800 kuruş1910/11 (AH 1328) · Mal Müdürü · Kavala · age 25 · 1,000 kuruş1911 (AH 1329) · Emlak-ı Emiriye Müdürü · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 26 · 1,500 kuruş1911 (AH 1329) · Sancak Muhasebecisi · Drama · age 26 · 2,000 kuruş1911/12 (AH 1330) · Sancak Muhasebecisi · Drama · age 27 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1911/12 (AH 1330) · Vilayet Emlak Müdürü · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 27 · 2,250 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Ohri [source]
Birth year
1885/86 (AH 1303) [source]
Father’s occupation
Jandarma Binbaşısı [source]

Education and languages

Bulgarian
Tekellüm [source]
French
Aşina [source]
Rum (as recorded)
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
Kırçova ve Manastır ibtidai/rüşdiye; Manastır Mülki İdadi ikmal ve çok iyi derecede diploma. [source]
Education
Kırçova ve Manastır İbtidai ve Rüştiye; Manastır İdadi-i Mülkisi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Florina [source]
First-salary field
520 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
1905/06 (AH 1323) [source]

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. II. Abdülhamid döneminde sicill-i ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Osmanlı Devleti'nde Ohri doğumlu memurlar

    ÖMER ÖĞÜT · 2026 · Pages 162, 163

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