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Mehmed 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. 1891/92 (AH 1309)İstinaf Mahkemesi Zabıt Kâtibi · 2 career entriesMamuratülaziz · Keban · 300 kuruş

    1. İstinaf Mahkemesi Zabıt Kâtibi

      Mamuratülaziz · Calculated age 29 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

    2. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini

      Keban · Calculated age 29 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muaviniKeban · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini

      Keban · Calculated age 30 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini · 2 career entriesKeban · 300 kuruş

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini

      Keban · Calculated age 31 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini (İnfisal)

      Keban · Calculated age 31

      [1]

  4. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muaviniKeban · 300 kuruş

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini

      Keban · Calculated age 32 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muaviniKeban · Arapgir · 300 kuruş

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini

      Keban · Calculated age 33 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini

      Arapgir · Calculated age 33 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muaviniArapgir · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini

      Arapgir · Calculated age 34 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muaviniArapgir · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini

      Arapgir · Calculated age 35 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini · 2 career entriesArapgir · Mamuratülaziz · 300 kuruş

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini

      Arapgir · Calculated age 36 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi

      Mamuratülaziz · Calculated age 36 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

  9. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibiMamuratülaziz · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi

      Mamuratülaziz · Calculated age 37 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi · 2 career entriesMamuratülaziz · Dersim · 300; 540 kuruş

    1. Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi

      Mamuratülaziz · Calculated age 38 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Dersim · Calculated age 38 · 540 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığıDersim · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Dersim · Calculated age 39 · 540 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığıDersim · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Dersim · Calculated age 40 · 540 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığıDersim · Menteşe · 540; 675 kuruş

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Dersim · Calculated age 41 · 540 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Menteşe · Calculated age 41 · 675 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığıMenteşe · 675 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Menteşe · Calculated age 42 · 675 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığıMenteşe · 675 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Menteşe · Calculated age 43 · 675 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığıMenteşe · 675 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Menteşe · Calculated age 44 · 675 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığıMenteşe · Karamürsel · Bolu · 400; 675; 700 kuruş

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Menteşe · Calculated age 45 · 675 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Karamürsel · Calculated age 45 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Bolu · Calculated age 45 · 700 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · 3 career entriesBolu · Çankırı (Kengiri) · Trabzon · 700; 830 kuruş

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Bolu · Calculated age 46 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı

      Çankırı (Kengiri) · Calculated age 46 · 700 kuruş

      [1]

  19. Undated entriesBidayet mahkemesi müstantığıMenteşe

Recorded pay

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

04158301891/92AH 13091908/09AH 13261891/92 (AH 1309) · İstinaf Mahkemesi Zabıt Kâtibi · Mamuratülaziz · age 29 · 300 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini · Keban · age 29 · 300 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini · Keban · age 30 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini · Keban · age 31 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini · Keban · age 32 · 300 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini · Keban · age 33 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini · Arapgir · age 33 · 300 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini · Arapgir · age 34 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini · Arapgir · age 35 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantık muavini · Arapgir · age 36 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi · Mamuratülaziz · age 36 · 300 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi · Mamuratülaziz · age 37 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi · Mamuratülaziz · age 38 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Dersim · age 38 · 540 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Dersim · age 39 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Dersim · age 40 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Dersim · age 41 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Menteşe · age 41 · 675 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Menteşe · age 42 · 675 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Menteşe · age 43 · 675 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Menteşe · age 44 · 675 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Menteşe · age 45 · 675 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Karamürsel · age 45 · 400 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Bolu · age 45 · 700 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Bolu · age 46 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantığı · Çankırı (Kengiri) · age 46 · 700 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Merkez bidayet mahkemesi ikinci müstantığı · Trabzon · age 46 · 830 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Harput [source]
Birth province
Mamuretülaziz [source]
Birth year
1863/64 (AH 1280) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 163-168 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Mektep şehadetnameleri; heyet-i mümeyyizeden âliyü'l-âlâ dereceli şehadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Harput sıbyan mektebi; mülkiye rüşdiyesi; Hamidiye idadisi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
29 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Mamuratülaziz [source]
First-salary field
300 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1891/92 (AH 1309) [source]

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 109, 110, 111

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