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Official

Mustafa Zeki Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) in 1877/78 (AH 1294). On record 1894/95, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 79_76; 149

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Life

Born in Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) in 1877/78 (AH 1294) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mustafa Zeki Efendi was the child of a sergeant (çavuş). Work began in Bilecik in 1893/94, at about 16, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 50 kuruş. A single annual entry, for 1894/95, places Mustafa Zeki in Ertugrul as an official (Memur), on 50 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 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1893/941894/95123Veliko TarnovoBilecik, Ertugrul

  1. Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)

    Born 1877/78 (AH 1294)

  2. Bilecik

    First work 1893/94 (AH 1311)

  3. Ertugrul

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Memur

    50 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

One annual entry, for 1894/95 (AH 1312): Memur in Ertugrul, with 50 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).

Record

Personal

Born
1877/78 (AH 1294)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
cavus

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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
1893/94 (AH 1311)
Place
Bilecik
First salary field (kuruş a month)
50

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 job title, same years

Of the 30 officials with the title Memur in the same years, Mustafa Zeki Efendi had the 29th highest salary.

All 338 officials with the title Memur

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Zeki Efendi had the 3,159th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 18 officials born in Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova), Mustafa Zeki Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova), with the 18 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 173 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312), Mustafa Zeki Efendi had the 171st highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mustafa Zeki Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312MemurErtugrul50Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract79_76; 149
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 Mustafa Zeki Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa Zeki EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1294Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacetirnovaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthtunaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationcavusRecovered 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)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1311Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1893Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeBilecikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)50Recovered 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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