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Kerope Zeki Efendi

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımıMamuratülaziz Vilayeti

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı · 3 career entriesMamuratülaziz Vilayeti · 50 kuruş

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 22

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sandık eminliği katibi

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 22 · 50 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Sandık eminliği katibi (İnfisal)

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 22

      [1]

  3. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Vilayet telgrafhanesi mülazımı · 2 career entriesMamuratülaziz Vilayeti · 155 kuruş

    1. Vilayet telgrafhanesi mülazımı

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 23

      [1]

    2. Evkaf sandık emini

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 23 · 155 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Merkez belediyesi sandık eminiMamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · 185 kuruş

    1. Merkez belediyesi sandık emini

      Mamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · Calculated age 26 · 185 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Merkez belediyesi sandık eminiMamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · 185 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez belediyesi sandık emini

      Mamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · Calculated age 27 · 185 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Merkez belediyesi sandık emini · 3 career entriesMamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · 185 kuruş

    1. Merkez belediyesi sandık emini

      Mamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · Calculated age 28 · 185 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez belediyesi sandık emini (İnfisal)

      Mamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · Calculated age 28

      [1]

    3. Belediye katibi

      Mamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · Calculated age 28 · 185 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Belediye katibi (İnfisal)Mamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi

    1. Belediye katibi (İnfisal)

      Mamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · Calculated age 29

      [1]

  8. 1878 (AH 1295)Mal MüdürüKeban · 475 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Keban · Calculated age 30 · 475 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Mal Müdürü · 2 career entriesKeban · 475 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Keban · Calculated age 31 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (İnfisal)

      Keban · Calculated age 31

      [1]

  10. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Aşar Nezareti birinci refikiMamuratülaziz Vilayeti · 500 kuruş

    1. Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 32 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Aşar Nezareti birinci refikiMamuratülaziz Vilayeti · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 33 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Aşar Nezareti birinci refikiMamuratülaziz Vilayeti · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 34 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki · 2 career entriesMamuratülaziz Vilayeti · 500 kuruş

    1. Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 35 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar Nezareti başkatip vekili (İnfisal)

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 35

      [1]

  14. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki · 2 career entriesMamuratülaziz Vilayeti · 500 kuruş

    1. Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 36 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki (Azil)

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Calculated age 36

      [1]

  15. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Reji MüdürüKemaliye (Eğin) · 600 kuruş

    1. Reji Müdürü

      Kemaliye (Eğin) · Calculated age 37 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Reji Müdürü · 2 career entriesKemaliye (Eğin) · 600 kuruş

    1. Reji Müdürü

      Kemaliye (Eğin) · Calculated age 38 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Mal MüdürüArapgir · Keban · 450; 600 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Arapgir · Calculated age 40 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürü

      Keban · Calculated age 40 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Mal Müdürü · 2 career entriesKeban · 600 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Keban · Calculated age 41 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (Azil)

      Keban · Calculated age 41

      [1]

  19. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Mal Müdürüİcan · 600 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      İcan · Calculated age 42 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Mal Müdürü · 3 career entriesİcan · Besni · 600 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      İcan · Calculated age 43 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (İnfisal)

      İcan · Calculated age 43

      [1]

    3. Mal Müdürü

      Besni · Calculated age 43 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  21. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Mal MüdürüBesni · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Besni · Calculated age 44 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Mal MüdürüBesni · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Besni · Calculated age 45 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Mal MüdürüBesni · Çemişgezek · 300; 600 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Besni · Calculated age 46 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürü

      Çemişgezek · Calculated age 46 · 300 kuruş

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  24. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Mal müdürü muavini (İstifa)Ovacık
  25. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Mal MüdürüBesni · 600 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Besni · Calculated age 51 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  26. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Mal Müdürü Muavini · 2 career entriesPötürge · Harput · 400 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü Muavini

      Pötürge · Calculated age 57 · 400 kuruş

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    2. Tahsilat müfettişi

      Harput · Calculated age 57

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  27. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Tahsilat müfettişi · 3 career entriesHarput · Arapgir

    1. Tahsilat müfettişi

      Harput · Calculated age 58

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahsilat müfettişi (Nakil)

      Harput · Calculated age 58

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Tahsilat müfettişi

      Arapgir · Calculated age 58

      [1]

  28. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Tahsilat müfettişi · 4 career entriesArapgir

    1. Tahsilat müfettişi

      Arapgir · Calculated age 59

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahsilat müfettişi (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Arapgir · Calculated age 59

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Tahsilat müfettişi

      Arapgir · Calculated age 59

      [1]

    4. Mal müdürü muavin vekili (İnfisal)

      Arapgir · Calculated age 59

      [1]

  29. Undated entriesEvkaf sandık emini (Azil) · 11 career entriesMamuratülaziz Vilayeti · Diyarbakır · Nazımiye (Kızılkilise) · Akçadağ · Ovacık · Besni · Kemaliye (Eğin) · Arapgir · 300; 500 kuruş

    1. Evkaf sandık emini (Azil)

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti

      [1]

    3. Aşar Nezareti başkatip vekili

      Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · 300 kuruş

      [1]

    6. Aşar ihale memuru (İnfisal)

      Akçadağ

      [1]

    11. Tahsilat müfettişi (Azil)

      Arapgir

      [1]

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

03006001870/71AH 12871904/05AH 13221870/71 (AH 1287) · Sandık eminliği katibi · Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · age 22 · 50 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Evkaf sandık emini · Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · age 23 · 155 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Merkez belediyesi sandık emini · Mamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · age 26 · 185 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Merkez belediyesi sandık emini · Mamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · age 27 · 185 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Merkez belediyesi sandık emini · Mamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · age 28 · 185 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Belediye katibi · Mamuratülaziz merkez belediyesi · age 28 · 185 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Mal Müdürü · Keban · age 30 · 475 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Mal Müdürü · Keban · age 31 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki · Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · age 32 · 500 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki · Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · age 33 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki · Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · age 34 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki · Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · age 35 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Aşar Nezareti birinci refiki · Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti · age 36 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Reji Müdürü · Kemaliye (Eğin) · age 37 · 600 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Reji Müdürü · Kemaliye (Eğin) · age 38 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Mal Müdürü · Arapgir · age 40 · 450 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Mal Müdürü · Keban · age 40 · 600 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Mal Müdürü · Keban · age 41 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Mal Müdürü · İcan · age 42 · 600 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Mal Müdürü · İcan · age 43 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Mal Müdürü · Besni · age 43 · 600 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Mal Müdürü · Besni · age 44 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mal Müdürü · Besni · age 45 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Mal Müdürü · Besni · age 46 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Mal Müdürü · Çemişgezek · age 46 · 300 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Mal Müdürü · Besni · age 51 · 600 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Mal Müdürü Muavini · Pötürge · age 57 · 400 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Harput [source]
Birth province
Mamuretülaziz [source]
Birth year
1848/49 (AH 1265) [source]
Nationality or community
Ermeni [source]
Religion
Hristiyan [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 154-59 [1]

Education and languages

Armenian
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
French
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
Türkçe, Ermenice ve bir miktar Fransızca; Tuhfe-i Vehbi, Pend-i Attar ve Gülistan okumaları [source]
Education
Eğin Abçaka Ermeni sıbyan mektebi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
21 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Mamuratülaziz [source]
First work year
1869/70 (AH 1286) [source]
Apprenticeship
1 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları

    ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 95, 96, 97, 98

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