Ömer Rıza Efendi

Ömer Rıza Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293). 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 no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Bolvadin in 1896/97 (AH 1314). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Muvassil in Bolvadin, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1897/98 the record shows Muvassil in Sinanpaşa (Sincanlı), with 200 kuruş a month (before: Muvassil in Bolvadin). In 1898/99 the record shows Muvassil in Uşak, with 200 kuruş a month (before: Muvassil in Sinanpaşa). In 1903/04 the record shows Posta Memuru in Kahramanmaraş (Maraş), the salary going from 200 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muvassil in Uşak). In 1904/05 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Çatalca, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Kahramanmaraş). In 1905/06 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çatalca).

The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Posta Memuru. 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 10 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1903/04. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.61 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.