Unnamed official (0067_0231; sayfa no:459)

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Thessaloniki in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 450 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1893/94, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1893/94, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), with 450 kuruş a month. In 1895/96 the record shows Başmemur in Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde), the salary going from 450 to 950 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beirut). In 1898/99 the record shows 3. Müdür in Mount Athos (Aynaroz), the salary going from 855 to 630 kuruş a month (before: Başmemur in Al Hudaydah). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki, the salary going from 630 to 400 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Mount Athos). In 1901/02 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in İzmit, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki).

The highest salary, 950 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as Başmemur. 87 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 10 years with a salary the median is 540 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 500 kuruş, is seen in 1895/96. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.86 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1902/03, when 66 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.