Hasan Avni Efendi

Hasan Avni Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Asker.

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; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1890/91 (AH 1308). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1891/92, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1891/92, shows Pul Kitabeti in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1893/94 the record shows Tefrik Odası in Istanbul, the salary going from 90 to 140 kuruş a month (before: Pul Kitabeti in Istanbul). In 1899/1900 the record shows Tefrik Odası in Sirkeci, the salary going from 185 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Tefrik Odası in Istanbul). In 1900/01 the record shows Tefrik Odası in Ortaköy, the salary going from 250 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Tefrik Odası in Sirkeci). In 1901/02 the record shows Başmemur in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 400 to 550 kuruş a month (before: Tefrik Odası in Ortaköy). In 1902/03 the record shows Başmemur in Ortaköy, with 550 kuruş a month (before: Başmemur in Beyoğlu). In 1905/06 the record shows Başmemur in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 550 to 650 kuruş a month (before: Başmemur in Ortaköy).

The highest salary, 650 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Başmemur. 71 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 16 years with a salary the median is 217.5 kuruş a month, with 8 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1900/01. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 18.65 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 70 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.