Official
Mehmet Zekeriya Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kilis in 1878 (AH 1295). On record 1902 to 1906, 4 annual entries.
Archive reference 121-103-201
Life#
Mehmet Zekeriya Efendi was born in Kilis in 1878 (AH 1295). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Gardiyan.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Aleppo (Halep) in 1896/97 (AH 1314). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 6 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1902/03, the official was about 24 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1902/03, shows Muhabere Memuru in Tripoli (Trablusşam), with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Muhabere Memuru. 21 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 4 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878 (AH 1295)
- Birthplace
- Kilis
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Gardiyan
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 6 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
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
- Year
- 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Place
- Aleppo (Halep)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97AH 1314 | First work | Aleppo (Halep) | 300first-salary field |
| 1902 to 1906AH 1320 to 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Tripoli (Trablusşam) | 300 |
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03 | 300 | 500 | 380 | 21% |
| 1903/04 | 300 | 475 | 350 | 23% |
| 1904/05 | 300 | 450 | 350 | 23% |
| 1905/06 | 300 | 475 | 330 | 23% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
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.
Sicili Ahval kayıtlarına göre Kilisli memurlar (MEHMET YILMAZ, 2022). Name as printed: Mehmed Zekeriya Efendi. Printed page 73, PDF page 81.
Probable link: same name and birthplace
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Ali Rıza EfendiTripoli (Trablusşam), 2 shared years
- Abdülkadir Hifzi EfendiTripoli (Trablusşam), 1 shared year
- Hacı Ahmet Hilmi EfendiTripoli (Trablusşam), 1 shared year
- Hanna Afif EfendiTripoli (Trablusşam), 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abdülhafız EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Abdullah Şevki EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Abdurrahim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Ahmed Hulusi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Ahmet Azmi BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Hami EfendiKilis, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiKilis, born 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Unnamed official (26_188; 371)Kilis, born 1849/50 (AH 1266)
Full record
Annual entries (4)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Tripoli (Trablusşam) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-103-201 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Tripoli (Trablusşam) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-103-201 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Tripoli (Trablusşam) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-103-201 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Tripoli (Trablusşam) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-103-201 |
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 Zekeriya Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1295 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | kilis | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | halep | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | gardiyan | 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) | 6 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1314 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1896 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Halep | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
- 4 annual entries of 4 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.