SALİH ZEKİ EFENDİ

SALİH ZEKİ EFENDİ was born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.

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: Arabic, with Kitabet; Persian, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Erbil in 1890/91 (AH 1308). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 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 1895/96, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhabere Memuru in Kirkuk, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Mosul (Musul), with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kirkuk).

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as Muhabere Memuru. 30 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 5 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1899/1900, when 31 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.