Mahmut Bey

Mahmut Bey was born in Istanbul in 1864/65 (AH 1281). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Meclis Azasi.

Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Sultani, with 12 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 Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1886/87 (AH 1304). The official was then about 22 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1886/87, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1886/87, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1892/93 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 240 to 270 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Babiali, the salary going from 495 to 650 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu).

The highest salary, 1,050 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 90 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 17 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 8 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 250 kuruş, is seen in 1895/96. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 12.93 per cent a year on average.