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Mehmed Zihni 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. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi mülazımı · 2 career entries · 400 kuruş
  2. 1878 (AH 1295)Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi

      · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi

      · Calculated age 25 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi · 320; 400 kuruş

    1. Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi

      · Calculated age 26 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi · 3 career entriesAdapazarı · 250; 320 kuruş

    1. Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi

      · Calculated age 27 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Adapazarı Rüsumat Müdürlüğü tezkire muharririAdapazarı · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Adapazarı Rüsumat Müdürlüğü tezkire muharriri

      Adapazarı · Calculated age 28 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Adapazarı Rüsumat Müdürlüğü tezkire muharriri · 4 career entriesAdapazarı · İnebolu · 250; 400; 500; 800 kuruş

    1. Adapazarı Rüsumat Müdürlüğü tezkire muharriri

      Adapazarı · Calculated age 29 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    4. İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü

      İnebolu · Calculated age 29 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1883/84 (AH 1301)İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürüİnebolu · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü

      İnebolu · Calculated age 30 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1884/85 (AH 1302)İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürüİnebolu · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü

      İnebolu · Calculated age 31 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1885/86 (AH 1303)İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü · 2 career entriesİnebolu · Mamuratülaziz · 800; 1,000 kuruş

    1. İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü

      İnebolu · Calculated age 32 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mamuratülaziz Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü

      Mamuratülaziz · Calculated age 32 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Mamuratülaziz Düyun-ı Umumiye MüdürüMamuratülaziz · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mamuratülaziz Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü

      Mamuratülaziz · Calculated age 33 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Mamuratülaziz Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesMamuratülaziz · Kartal · 900; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Mamuratülaziz Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü

      Mamuratülaziz · Calculated age 34 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü

      Kartal · Calculated age 34 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye MüdürüKartal · 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü

      Kartal · Calculated age 35 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye MüdürüKartal · 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü

      Kartal · Calculated age 36 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesKartal · Samsun · 900; 1,200 kuruş

    1. Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü

      Kartal · Calculated age 37 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Samsun Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü

      Samsun · Calculated age 37 · 1,200 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Samsun Düyun-ı Umumiye MüdürüSamsun · 1,200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Samsun Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü

      Samsun · Calculated age 38 · 1,200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Samsun Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesSamsun · Kütahya · 1,200 kuruş

    1. Samsun Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü

      Samsun · Calculated age 39 · 1,200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kütahya Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü

      Kütahya · Calculated age 39 · 1,200 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

06001,2001877/78AH 12941892/93AH 13101877/78 (AH 1294) · Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi · age 23 · 400 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi · age 24 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi · age 25 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi · age 26 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi · age 26 · 320 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi · age 27 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Adapazarı Rüsumat Müdürlüğü tezkire muharriri · Adapazarı · age 27 · 250 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Adapazarı Rüsumat Müdürlüğü tezkire muharriri · Adapazarı · age 28 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Adapazarı Rüsumat Müdürlüğü tezkire muharriri · Adapazarı · age 29 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Adapazarı Rüsumat Müdürlüğü sandık emini · Adapazarı · age 29 · 400 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Adapazarı Rüsumat Müdürlüğü başkâtibi · Adapazarı · age 29 · 500 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü · İnebolu · age 29 · 800 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü · İnebolu · age 30 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü · İnebolu · age 31 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü · İnebolu · age 32 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Mamuratülaziz Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · Mamuratülaziz · age 32 · 1,000 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Mamuratülaziz Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · Mamuratülaziz · age 33 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Mamuratülaziz Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · Mamuratülaziz · age 34 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · Kartal · age 34 · 900 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · Kartal · age 35 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · Kartal · age 36 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · Kartal · age 37 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Samsun Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · Samsun · age 37 · 1,200 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Samsun Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · Samsun · age 38 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Samsun Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · Samsun · age 39 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Kütahya Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü · Kütahya · age 39 · 1,200 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Harput [source]
Birth year
1854/55 (AH 1271) [source]
Father’s occupation
Aşar baş velayeti [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 64-94 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye; medrese [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
Qualification
Şehadetnâme almamış [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
23 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work year
1877/78 (AH 1294) [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 226, 227, 228

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