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Mehmet Zekai 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. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Askerî başçavuş
    1. Askerî başçavuş

      · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

  2. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Nahiye kâtibiOsmaneli (Lefke) · 150 kuruş
    1. Nahiye kâtibi

      Osmaneli (Lefke) · Calculated age 26 · 150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  3. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Nahiye kâtibi · 2 career entriesOsmaneli (Lefke) · 150 kuruş
    1. Nahiye kâtibi

      Osmaneli (Lefke) · Calculated age 27 · 150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Nahiye mal kâtibiEzine · Bozüyük · 150; 200 kuruş
    1. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Ezine · Calculated age 28 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 28 · 150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  5. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Nahiye mal kâtibiBozüyükContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 29

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Nahiye mal kâtibiBozüyükContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Nahiye mal kâtibiBozüyükContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 31

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Nahiye mal kâtibiBozüyükContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Nahiye mal kâtibiBozüyükContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 33

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Nahiye mal kâtibiBozüyükContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 34

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Nahiye mal kâtibiBozüyükContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 35

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Nahiye mal kâtibiBozüyükContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Nahiye mal kâtibiBozüyükContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 37

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Nahiye mal kâtibiBozüyükContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 38

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Nahiye mal kâtibi · 2 career entriesBozüyük
    1. Nahiye mal kâtibi

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 39

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye mal kâtibi (Azil)

      Bozüyük · Calculated age 39

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  16. Undated entriesMuhasebe kalemi görevlisi · 6 career entriesErtugrul · Çifteler Çiftliği · Bilecik · 400; 450 kuruş
    1. Askerî başçavuş (İnfisal)

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

    2. Mazuliyet

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    3. Mazuliyet

      · 400 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

    4. Muhasebe memur muavini (İstifa)

      Çifteler Çiftliği

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01002001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161896/97 (AH 1314) · Nahiye kâtibi · Osmaneli (Lefke) · age 26 · 150 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Nahiye kâtibi · Osmaneli (Lefke) · age 27 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Nahiye mal kâtibi · Ezine · age 28 · 200 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Nahiye mal kâtibi · Bozüyük · age 28 · 150 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Bilecik [source]
Birth year
1871/72 (AH 1288) [source]
Archive references
BOA.DH.SAİD., No:91, s.199 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Yüksek derece şehadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; Rüştiye Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
15 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
ertugrul [source]Ertuğrul [1]

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. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan Bilecikli devlet adamları

    MEHMET GEYİK · 2022 · Pages 62

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