Mehmet Sait Efendi

Mehmet Sait Efendi was born in Kütahya in 1879/80 (AH 1297). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as mudur.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 Istanbul in 1901/02 (AH 1319). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 30 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1901/02, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1901/02, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 30 kuruş a month. In 1902/03 the record shows Havalename Kalemi in Trabzon, with 30 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 30 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as Muhasebe Kalemi. Less than 1 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 7 years with a salary the median is 30 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when less than 1 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.