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Official

Mehmet Zihni Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Uzunkopru in 1854/55 (AH 1271). On record 1870/71, 1 annual entry.

Archive reference 0035_0113; 223

Life

Mehmet Zihni Efendi was born in Uzunkopru in 1854/55 (AH 1271). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Tuccar.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. At the first annual entry, in 1870/71, the official was about 16 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1870/71, shows Mal Kitabeti, with 235 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 235 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1870/71 as Mal Kitabeti.

Record

Personal

Born
1854/55 (AH 1271)
Birthplace
Uzunkopru
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Tuccar

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
3 years

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

First job as worded
Telgraf
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
235

One annual entry, for 1870/71 (AH 1287): Mal Kitabeti, with 235 kuruş a month. Institution: Finance (Maliye).

Recorded with

Same school recorded

744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded

Full record

Annual entries (1)

Annual entries of Mehmet Zihni Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1870/71AH 1287Mal KitabetiUzunkopru235Finance (Maliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0035_0113; 223
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.

Sources and original values (12)

Recorded values of Mehmet Zihni Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Zihni EfendiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birth year (AH)1271Cross-ministry personnel workbook
BirthplaceUzunkopruCross-ministry personnel workbook
Father's occupationTuccarCross-ministry personnel workbook
ReligionMuslumanCross-ministry personnel workbook
Nationality or communityTurkishCross-ministry personnel workbook
Schooling
SchoolSibyan MektebiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of schooling4Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)3Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work
First work: year as written (calendar not established)1285Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First job as wordedTelgrafCross-ministry personnel workbook
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)235Cross-ministry personnel workbook
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
  • Origin of the record: Cross-ministry workbook.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.