Ali Muhtar Efendi

Ali Muhtar Efendi was born in Beyşehir in 1847/48 (AH 1264). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Tekellum; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1867/68, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1867/68, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyşehir, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1868/69 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Turhal, the salary going from 400 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyşehir). In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Erbaa, the salary going from 570 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Turhal). In 1881/82 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Bitola (Manastır), the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Erbaa). No annual entry is recorded for 1880/81.

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1868/69 as Muhabere Memuru. 47 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 22 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1868/69. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.86 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1888/89, when 58 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.