Hacı Elvan Âlî Efendi

Hacı Elvan Âlî Efendi was born in Çorum in 1847/48 (AH 1264). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Belediye Meclis Azasi.

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 Çorum in 1862/63 (AH 1279): Tahrirat Kalemi. The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1869/70, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1869/70, shows Muhabere Memuru in İskilip, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1874/75 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Çorum, the salary going from 400 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in İskilip). In 1883/84 the record shows Adliye Memuru in Çorum, the salary going from 800 to 225 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Çorum). In 1895/96 the record shows Evkaf Memuru, the salary going from 225 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Adliye Memuru in Çorum). No annual entry is recorded for 1871 to 1874 and 1878 to 1883.

The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1874/75 as Merkez Memuru. 69 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 535 kuruş. Over 19 years with a salary the median is 225 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 400 kuruş, is seen in 1874/75. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 1.06 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1895/96, when 17 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.