Şehabettin Efendi

Şehabettin Efendi was born in Tiflis in 1847/48 (AH 1264). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: the wording Muallim-i Mahsustan in the school field, which names no school. 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 1869/70 (AH 1286). The official was then about 21 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 1872/73, the official was about 24 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1872/73, shows Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1882/83 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Boğazlıyan, with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat). In 1883/84 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ürgüp, the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Boğazlıyan). In 1886/87 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Medgidia (Mecidiye), the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ürgüp). In 1889/90 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Medgidia). In 1896/97 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kıyıköy (Midye), the salary going from 600 to 475 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat). In 1898/99 the record shows 3. Müdür in Kıyıköy, the salary going from 475 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kıyıköy). In 1899/1900 the record shows 2. Müdür in Adana, the salary going from 600 to 800 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Kıyıköy). In 1900/01 the record shows 2. Müdür in Sinop, the salary going from 800 to 700 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Adana).

The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as 2. Müdür. 83 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 34 years with a salary the median is 487.5 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1899/1900. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.71 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 75 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.