Ahmet Hamdi Efendi

Ahmet Hamdi Efendi was born in Nevşehir in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as mudur.

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 Kayseri in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 3 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 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhabere Memuru in Kayseri, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Denizli, the salary going from 400 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kayseri). In 1904/05 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Konya, the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Denizli). In 1905/06 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kayseri, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Konya). No annual entry is recorded for 1896/97.

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhabere Memuru. 50 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 10 years with a salary the median is 380 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.26 per cent a year on average.