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Mehmed Zekai Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 58- 0030

Mehmed Zekai Efendi was born in Kavala in AH 1269 (1852–1853). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan Mektebi. First work is recorded in Kavala in AH 1295 (1878), 26 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 20 distinct AH years in AH 1295–1314 (1878–1897); it begins with Posta Memuru in Kavala (300 kuruş monthly). Muhabere Memuru appears later, in AH 1305 (1887–1888), with 600 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing).

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1269 (1852–1853); kavala
School / programme
Sibyan Mektebi
Schooling duration
4 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
0 source-recorded years
Qualification field (recorded code)
1
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
0
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1295 (1878)
Place
Kavala
First-salary field
300 kuruş

First-work may concern earlier state service or preparation. The first-salary amount is separately recorded and is not dated by the first-work year.

Honours, rank and legal records

Decoration wording is unrecorded in the linked text fields.

Annual legal indicator · original codes
0
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0

Legal wording and annual indicators are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts. Complete original notes, codes and archival source details remain in the online dossier. Repeated source copies do not establish independent confirmation.

Annual chronology

20 annual entries in 20 recorded AH years. Gregorian equivalents are shown in parentheses; source G years are retained separately. Gaps remain gaps. Salaries are nominal monthly assigned kuruş, not confirmed disbursements.

AH year (Gregorian)Source G yearRecorded titleLocality / provinceMonthly kuruş
AH 1295 (1878)1878posta memurukavala
Province: selanik
300
AH 1296 (1878–1879)1879posta memurukavala
Province: selanik
300
AH 1297 (1879–1880)18803. mudurkavala
Province: selanik
600
AH 1298 (1880–1881)18813. mudurkavala
Province: selanik
600
AH 1299 (1881–1882)18823. mudurkavala
Province: selanik
600
AH 1300 (1882–1883)18833. mudurkavala
Province: selanik
600
AH 1301 (1883–1884)18843. mudurkavala
Province: selanik
600
AH 1302 (1884–1885)18853. mudurkavala
Province: selanik
600
AH 1303 (1885–1886)18863. mudurkavala
Province: selanik
600
AH 1304 (1886–1887)18873. mudurkavala
Province: selanik
600
AH 1305 (1887–1888)1888muhabere memurukasaba
Province: aydin
600
AH 1306 (1888–1889)1889muhabere memurukasaba
Province: aydin
600
AH 1307 (1889–1890)1890muhabere memurukasaba
Province: aydin
600
AH 1308 (1890–1891)1891muhabere memurukasaba
Province: aydin
600
AH 1309 (1891–1892)1892muhabere memurukasaba
Province: aydin
600
AH 1310 (1892–1893)1892Muhabere Memurukasaba
Province: aydin
600
AH 1311 (1893–1894)1893muhabere memurukasaba
Province: aydin
600
AH 1312 (1894–1895)1894muhabere memurukasaba
Province: aydin
600
AH 1313 (1895–1896)1895muhabere memurukasaba
Province: aydin
600
AH 1314 (1896–1897)1896muhabere memurukasaba
Province: aydin
540