Mustafa Hamdi Efendi

Mustafa Hamdi Efendi was born in Arapgir in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Kolagasi.

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: Armenian, with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 600 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1897/98, the official was about 25 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1897/98, shows Seyyar Memur in Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener), with 600 kuruş a month. In 1899/1900 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Skopje (Üsküp), the salary going from 600 to 675 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Larissa). In 1901/02 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Zebefçe, with 675 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Skopje). In 1902/03 the record shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 675 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Zebefçe). In 1903/04 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Istanbul, the salary going from 300 to 675 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1904/05 the record shows Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 675 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 675 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as Seyyar Memur. 75 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 9 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 375 kuruş, is seen in 1903/04. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 4.36 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 46 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.