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Mehmet Zihni Efendi

Birthplace: Uzunkopru Recorded AH 1287 (1870–1871)

0035_0113; 223Preserved archival reference
Cross-institution personnel record
A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Zihni Efendi was born in Uzunkopru in AH 1271 (1854–1855). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan Mektebi. The only surviving annual entry is AH 1287 (1870–1871) with Mal Kitabeti in Uzunkopru (235 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing).

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BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye NezâretiArchival reference as recorded: 0035_0113; 223

Linked coded personnel records; the collection and archival reference are reproduced as recorded in the source dataset.

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This official is newly included from the cross-institution personnel records. No Post and Telegraph appointment is established by this source.

Life and career

1 recorded AH year · 1 annual entry

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years
  1. AH 1271 (1854–1855)
  2. AH 1287 (1870–1871)Birth-year difference: 16 AH years

Each stage retains its recorded place, title and institutional group. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same institution, title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1287 (1870–1871)

Mal Kitabeti · Uzunkopru · 235 kuruş monthly

AH 1287 (1870–1871)Mal KitabetiUzunkopru · 235 kuruş / month
235 kuruş / month

AH 1287 (1870–1871)

One annual entry survives; there is no salary trajectory to draw.

Places in this record

AH 1287 (1870–1871)Mal KitabetiUzunkopru · 235 kuruş / month

No usable coordinates are recorded. Every locality remains listed below.

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

    Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

    Honours, rank and legal records

    Archival reference as recorded: 0035_0113; 223

    Collection retained in the coded personnel source: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

    Decoration and legal-record evidence

    Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

    Legal-record notes and indicators

    Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

    Linked-source legal-record code field (meaning unverified)
    0 · Cross-institution personnel records · AH 1287 (1870–1871)
    Legal wording and source descriptions

    Linked-source legal-record code field (meaning unverified)

    Cross-institution personnel records

    • Recorded code 0 · AH 1287 (1870–1871)

    Rank and honour codes

    Original values across linked assertions, including zero; meanings are unverified. No grade, count or award status is inferred.

    Rank code (meaning unverified)
    0
    Mecidi nişanı code (meaning unverified)
    0
    Nişan-ı Âlî-i Osmanî code (meaning unverified)
    0
    Medal code (meaning unverified)
    0
    Rank, nişan, medal and merit source descriptions

    Associated year values locate the recorded assertion; they are not award dates.

    Rank code (meaning unverified)

    • Recorded code 0
      Cross-institution personnel records · AH 1287 (1870–1871)

    Mecidi nişanı code (meaning unverified)

    • Recorded code 0
      Cross-institution personnel records · AH 1287 (1870–1871)

    Nişan-ı Âlî-i Osmanî code (meaning unverified)

    • Recorded code 0
      Cross-institution personnel records · AH 1287 (1870–1871)

    Medal code (meaning unverified)

    • Recorded code 0
      Cross-institution personnel records · AH 1287 (1870–1871)

    About these sources

    Recorded background

    Preparation

    School / programme
    Sibyan Mektebi
    Schooling duration
    4 source-recorded years
    Apprenticeship
    3 source-recorded years
    Qualification indicator
    Not recorded
    Telegraph school indicator
    Not recorded
    Father’s occupation
    Tuccar
    Recorded birth year
    AH 1271 (1854–1855)
    Religion wording
    Musluman
    Nationality wording
    Turkish

    Schooling and apprenticeship numbers are source duration/classification fields. No dated education or training event is inferred. No completion date is inferred from a schooling duration.

    Explicit source fields

    First-work and entry-pay fields

    The recorded first-job fields are shown separately below.

    Original personnel workbook

    Recorded first job

    Department / title wording
    Telgraf
    Workbook first-job year
    1285 (calendar unverified)
    Associated salary field
    235 kuruş

    The first-job wording and associated amount are recorded separately from the first-salary field and annual pay.

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    Recorded language repertoire

    1 field contains historical terms.

    Turkish
    Kitabet (writing)

    Only recorded terms are shown. Omitted language fields mean not recorded; they do not establish that the official lacked a language. Original competency wording is preserved; Kitabet (writing), Tekellum (speaking) and Asina (familiarity) are cautious historical glosses, not modern proficiency levels. Workbook language notes remain separately source-linked in the additional evidence. Read the terminology note.

    Additional source evidence

    Occupation wording, status assertions and original records

    Occupation wording and source categories

    Recorded first-job wording

    • Telgraf

    First-work year value (calendar unverified)

    • 1285

    First-job salary field (undated)

    • 235
    All additional source assertions, language notes and original codes

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    Recorded fieldOriginal valueSource description and year
    Rank code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Cross-institution personnel records
    AH 1287 (1870–1871)
    Mecidi nişanı code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Cross-institution personnel records
    AH 1287 (1870–1871)
    Nişan-ı Âlî-i Osmanî code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Cross-institution personnel records
    AH 1287 (1870–1871)
    Medal code (meaning unverified)Unverified code meaning0Cross-institution personnel records
    AH 1287 (1870–1871)
    Recorded first-job wordingRecorded source assertionTelgrafCross-institution personnel records
    AH 1287 (1870–1871)
    First-work year value (calendar unverified)Recorded source assertion1,285Cross-institution personnel records
    AH 1287 (1870–1871)
    First-job salary field (undated)Recorded source assertion235Cross-institution personnel records
    AH 1287 (1870–1871)
    Legal-record code (meaning unverified)Recorded source assertion0Cross-institution personnel records
    AH 1287 (1870–1871)
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    Every displayed annual entry, in Hijri-year order, with institutional classifications retained. Entries sharing a year remain separate. This table is the accessible alternative to the connected timeline and charts.

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    Source yearSource Gregorian labelInstitutional groupTitleLocality wordingMonthly kuruşArchival reference
    Not recordedFinanceMal KitabetiUzunkopru2350035_0113; 223
    Cross-institution personnel records
    1. AH 1287 (1870–1871)

      Mal Kitabeti

      Finance

      Uzunkopru

      235 kuruş / month

      Archival reference 0035_0113; 223 · Cross-institution personnel records

    Evidence & edition

    Personnel records and their differences

    How to read the dates, birth-year differences and salaries

    AH years are the ordering clock. Birth-year differences subtract uncontested AH birth and event year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays. Separately recorded first-job age fields can use a different or unresolved convention and are not substituted into this calculation. Gregorian spans identify the calendar years touched by the whole AH year, using the tabular Islamic calendar. Original source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence. The first-work field may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service, and does not establish the beginning of PT service.

    Salaries are monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash disbursements. Differences between annual entries are not dated promotions or transfers.

    Collection membership

    Website edition
    Current collective-biography edition
    Personnel records
    Linked source record
    Annual display sources
    Cross-institution personnel records
    Paper sample
    Outside the paper sample
    Other archival labels
    No different label recorded
    Geography
    Includes unresolved or conflicting geographic evidence

    How to read this dossier

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    Recorded values and source alternatives (13)
    FieldOriginal stored valuePersonnel record
    Recorded nameMehmet Zihni EfendiArchival reference 0035_0113; 223
    Linked source record
    Recorded birth year (AH)1271AH 1271 (1854–1855)Archival reference 0035_0113; 223
    Linked source record
    Recorded birthplaceUzunkopruArchival reference 0035_0113; 223
    Linked source record
    Recorded father’s occupationTuccarArchival reference 0035_0113; 223
    Linked source record
    Recorded nationality wordingTurkishArchival reference 0035_0113; 223
    Linked source record
    Recorded religion wordingMuslumanArchival reference 0035_0113; 223
    Linked source record
    Recorded school or programmeSibyan MektebiArchival reference 0035_0113; 223
    Linked source record
    Recorded schooling duration4Archival reference 0035_0113; 223
    Linked source record
    Recorded apprenticeship duration3Archival reference 0035_0113; 223
    Linked source record
    First-work year value (calendar unverified)1285Archival reference 0035_0113; 223
    Linked source record
    Recorded first-job wordingTelgrafArchival reference 0035_0113; 223
    Linked source record
    Recorded first-job salary field235Archival reference 0035_0113; 223
    Linked source record
    Recorded language field: TurkishKitabetArchival reference 0035_0113; 223
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    Original recorded values

    BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. Archival reference: 0035_0113; 223. Linked cross-institution coded personnel records; original wording and differing assertions are retained.

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    Cite this record

    Fatih Kansoy, Ottoman Bureaucracy, “Mehmet Zihni Efendi”. BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. Archival reference as recorded: 0035_0113; 223. Linked coded personnel records; the collection and archival reference are reproduced as recorded in the source dataset. Annual edition: ottoman-ministry-extension-8b250fab8a7eae45; additional source edition: ottoman-ministry-extension-8b250fab8a7eae45. https://ottomanbureaucracy.com/people/p-c30a122102a5d918/ Cross-institution source edition: ottoman-ministry-extension-8b250fab8a7eae45.

    BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. Archival reference as recorded: 0035_0113; 223
    Linked coded personnel records; the collection and archival reference are reproduced as recorded in the source dataset.

    Stable archival reference: 0035_0113; 223. The edition identifies the data build separately from the stable person address. Historical records may be revised in a later edition.