Mustafa Lütfü Efendi

Mustafa Lütfü Efendi was born in Rethymno (Resmo) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as kaptan.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Rethymno in 1895/96 (AH 1313). The official was then about 25 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 26 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Muhabere Memuru in Rhodes (Rodos), with 400 kuruş a month. In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Chios (Sakız), with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Rhodes).

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1896/97 as Muhabere Memuru. 32 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 8 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 1903/04, when 36 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.