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Mustafa 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. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Beşinci Ordu Ruznamçe Kalemi mülazımı

    1. Beşinci Ordu Ruznamçe Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1] [2]

  2. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Vilayet vukuat kâtibiDiyarbakır · Diyarbakır Vilayeti · 300 kuruş

    1. Vilayet vukuat kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 27 · 300 kuruş

      [1] [2]

    2. Vilayet vukuat kâtibi

      Diyarbakır Vilayeti · Calculated age 27 · 300 kuruş

      [1] [2]

  3. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Vilayet vukuat kâtibi · 4 career entriesDiyarbakır · Diyarbakır Vilayeti · 300; 500 kuruş

    1. Vilayet vukuat kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 28 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

    2. Seyyar fırka refakat kâtibi

      · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      [1] [2]

    3. Vilayet vukuat kâtibi

      Diyarbakır Vilayeti · Calculated age 28 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

    4. Seyyar fırka refakat kâtibi

      Diyarbakır Vilayeti · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      [1] [2]

  4. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Seyyar fırka refakat kâtibi · 5 career entriesDiyarbakır Vilayeti · 500 kuruş

    1. Seyyar fırka refakat kâtibi

      · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

    2. Seyyar fırka refakat kâtibi (İnfisal)

      · Calculated age 29

      [1] [2]

    3. Mazuliyet

      · Calculated age 29

      [1] [2]

    4. Seyyar fırka refakat kâtibi

      Diyarbakır Vilayeti · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

    5. Seyyar fırka refakat kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Diyarbakır Vilayeti · Calculated age 29

      [1] [2]

  5. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Vukuat kâtibiKeban Madeni · 285 kuruş

    1. Vukuat kâtibi

      Keban Madeni · Calculated age 33 · 285 kuruş

      [1] [2]

  6. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Vukuat kâtibi (İnfisal) · 2 career entriesKeban Madeni · 285 kuruş

    1. Vukuat kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Keban Madeni · Calculated age 34

      [1] [2]

    2. Vukuat kâtibi

      Keban Madeni · Calculated age 34 · 285 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  7. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Askerî kâtiplik (İnfisal) · 2 career entriesErzurum

    1. Askerî kâtiplik (İnfisal)

      Erzurum · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1] [2]

    2. Merkez kumandanlığı ve müstahfız taburu kâtiplikleri (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Erzurum · Calculated age 36

      Recorded service ending

      [1] [2]

  8. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Merkez tahrir-i vergi kâtibi · 2 career entriesMamuratülaziz · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · 300 kuruş

    1. Merkez tahrir-i vergi kâtibi

      Mamuratülaziz · Calculated age 37 · 300 kuruş

      [1] [2]

    2. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 37 · 300 kuruş

      [1] [2]

  9. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibiMamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 38 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

    2. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 38 · 400 kuruş

      [1] [2]

  10. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibiMamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 39 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  11. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibiMamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 40 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  12. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibiMamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 41 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  13. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibiMamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 42 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  14. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibiMamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 43 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  15. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibiMamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 44 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  16. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibiMamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 45 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  17. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibiMamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 46 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  18. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibiMamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 47 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  19. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibiMamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 48 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  20. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Merkez tahrir-i vergi kâtibi (Azil) · 2 career entriesMamuratülaziz · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi

    1. Merkez tahrir-i vergi kâtibi (Azil)

      Mamuratülaziz · Calculated age 49

      [1] [2]

    2. Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi (Azil)

      Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 49

      [1] [2]

  21. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tahrir-i vergi kâtibiTercan · 500 kuruş

    1. Tahrir-i vergi kâtibi

      Tercan · Calculated age 53 · 500 kuruş

      [1] [2]

  22. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Tahrir-i vergi kâtibiTercan · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir-i vergi kâtibi

      Tercan · Calculated age 54 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  23. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Tahrir-i vergi kâtibiTercan · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir-i vergi kâtibi

      Tercan · Calculated age 55 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

  24. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Tahrir-i vergi kâtibi · 4 career entriesTercan · Tortum · 500 kuruş

    1. Tahrir-i vergi kâtibi

      Tercan · Calculated age 56 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1] [2]

    2. Tahrir-i vergi kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Tercan · Calculated age 56

      [1] [2]

    3. Vergi kâtibi

      Tortum · Calculated age 56 · 500 kuruş

      [1] [2]

    4. Tahrir vergi kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Tercan · Calculated age 56

      [1] [2]

  25. Undated entriesÜçüncü Daire Vukuat Kalemi maaşsız görevlisi · 8 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Ergani Madeni · Keban Madeni · Erzurum · Mamuratülaziz · Tercan · 0; 285; 400; 500 kuruş

    2. Vukuat kâtibi

      Ergani Madeni · 285 kuruş

      [1] [2] · 2 linked entries

    3. Vukuat kâtibi

      Keban Madeni · 285 kuruş

      [1] [2]

    5. Merkez tahrir-i vergi kâtibi

      Mamuratülaziz · 400 kuruş

      [1] [2]

    8. Tahrir vergi kâtibi

      Tercan · 500 kuruş

      [1] [2]

Recorded pay

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

02505001870/71AH 12871898/99AH 13161870/71 (AH 1287) · Vilayet vukuat kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 27 · 300 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · Vilayet vukuat kâtibi · Diyarbakır Vilayeti · age 27 · 300 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Vilayet vukuat kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 28 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Seyyar fırka refakat kâtibi · age 28 · 500 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Vilayet vukuat kâtibi · Diyarbakır Vilayeti · age 28 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Seyyar fırka refakat kâtibi · Diyarbakır Vilayeti · age 28 · 500 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Seyyar fırka refakat kâtibi · age 29 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Seyyar fırka refakat kâtibi · Diyarbakır Vilayeti · age 29 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Vukuat kâtibi · Keban Madeni · age 33 · 285 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Vukuat kâtibi · Keban Madeni · age 34 · 285 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Merkez tahrir-i vergi kâtibi · Mamuratülaziz · age 37 · 300 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 37 · 300 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 38 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 38 · 400 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 39 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 40 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 41 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 42 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 43 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 44 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 45 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 46 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 47 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Merkez tahrir vergi kâtibi · Mamuretülaziz vilayet merkezi · age 48 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Tahrir-i vergi kâtibi · Tercan · age 53 · 500 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Tahrir-i vergi kâtibi · Tercan · age 54 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Tahrir-i vergi kâtibi · Tercan · age 55 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Tahrir-i vergi kâtibi · Tercan · age 56 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Vergi kâtibi · Tortum · age 56 · 500 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Harput [source]
Birth year
1844/45 (AH 1260) [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 94-137 [1] [2]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1] [2]
Education detail
Dinî başlangıç bilgileri; Arapça, Farsça ve Osmanlıca öğrenimi; rik'a meşki [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Harput Kurşunlu Camii Medresesi; özel muallim [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
20 (calculated from AH year labels) [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work year
1863/64 (AH 1280) [source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

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 ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları

    ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 122, 123, 124

  2. Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları

    ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 310, 311, 312

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