Official
Ahmet Zeki Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Diyarbakır in 1878/79 (AH 1296). On record 1899 to 1903, 4 annual entries.
Archive reference 107_108; 213
Life#
Ahmet Zeki Efendi was born in Diyarbakır in 1878/79 (AH 1296). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Diyarbakır in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 7 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1899/1900, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1899/1900, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Diyarbakır, with 250 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 33 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 275 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 16.96 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Birthplace
- Diyarbakır
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 7 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Place
- Diyarbakır
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | First work | Diyarbakır | 250first-salary field |
| 1899 to 1903AH 1317 to 1320 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 250 to 400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900 | 250 | 500 | 500 | 12% |
| 1900/01 | 250 | 500 | 500 | 13% |
| 1901/02 | 300 | 500 | 480 | 20% |
| 1902/03 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 33% |
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.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet Mikdad EfendiDiyarbakır, 4 shared years
- ESAT EFENDİDiyarbakır, 4 shared years
- Abdülkadir EfendiDiyarbakır, 4 shared years
- Feyzullah Raif EfendiDiyarbakır, 4 shared years
- Mustafa Vasfi EfendiDiyarbakır, 4 shared years
40 officials in all. Officials recorded in Diyarbakır
Same school recorded
- Abdülkadir Hifzi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Abdülkadir Zihni EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Abdülkerim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Abdullah Vahdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Ahmet Behic EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mehmet Nuri EfendiDiyarbakır, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Abdülkadir EfendiDiyarbakır, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- MEHMET HAYRİ EFENDİDiyarbakır, born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Mehmet Sakin EfendiDiyarbakır, born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Mehmet Sami EfendiDiyarbakır, born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
71 officials in all. Officials born in Diyarbakır
Full record
Annual entries (4)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 107_108; 213 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 107_108; 213 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 107_108; 213 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 107_108; 213 |
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 (13)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ahmet Zeki Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1296 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | diyarbakir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | diyarbakir | 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) | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1310 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1892 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Diyarbakir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 250 | 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.