Official
Mehmet Zeki efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Çankırı in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 162-113-221
Life#
Mehmet Zeki efendi was born in Çankırı in 1885/86 (AH 1303). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan).
First work is recorded in Çorum in 1903/04 (AH 1321). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Birthplace
- Çankırı
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Ketebe
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 years
- 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.
First work
- Year
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Place
- Çorum
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, with 200 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
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.
Sicill-i ahval defterlerinde kayıtlı Kengırı (Çankırı) doğumlu devlet memurları (1879-1909) (UĞUR BÖYÜKDİKMEN, 2025). Name as printed: Mehmed Zeki Efendi. Printed pages 283, 284, PDF pages 303 and 304.
Probable link: same name, birthplace, register and page of the archive reference and birth year (within one year)
What the work records:
- Birth recorded in 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Father as worded: 'Ketebeden Mustafa Efendi' (PDF page 303)
- 1903/04 (AH 1321): Appointment, with a salary of 200 kuruş, as mülazemet (apprenticeship); places named in the passage: Çorum, Edirne, Demirköy (Samakovcuk) (PDF page 304)
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- AHMET CEMiL EFEndiEdirne, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Hıfzı EfendiEdirne, 1 shared year
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiEdirne, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Muzaffer EfendiEdirne, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Asaf EfendiEdirne, 1 shared year
9 officials in all. Officials recorded in Edirne
Same school recorded
- Abbas Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abbas Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abdülkadir Haşmet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abdullah Nusret BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abdullah Sıdkı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Hafız Mustafa EfendiÇankırı, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- İbrahim Hakkı EfendiÇankırı, born 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Mehmet Hayri EfendiÇankırı, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ali Fevzi EfendiÇankırı, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Mustafa Remzi EfendiÇankırı, born 1854/55 (AH 1271)
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 162-113-221 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Zeki efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1303 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | cankiri | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | kastamonu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | ketebe | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1321 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1903 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | corum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | Recovered 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.