Mehmet Rasih Efendi

Mehmet Rasih Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Muduru.

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 Damascus (Şam) in 1891/92 (AH 1309). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 285 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Muhabere Memuru in Damascus, with 285 kuruş a month. In 1901/02 the record shows 2. Müdür in Mudawwara (Müdevvere), the salary going from 400 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Damascus). In 1903/04 the record shows 3. Müdür in Al-Nabk (Nebek), the salary going from 1,000 to 500 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Mudawwara). In 1904/05 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Hama, with 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Al-Nabk). In 1905/06 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ma'an (Maan), the salary going from 500 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Hama).

The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as 2. Müdür. 87 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 14 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 600 kuruş, is seen in 1901/02. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.26 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 78 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.