Unnamed official (0086_0157: 309)

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

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Çanakkale in 1893/94 (AH 1311). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhabere Memuru in Mytilene (Midilli), with 250 kuruş a month. In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Denizli, with 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Mytilene). In 1901/02 the record shows Mevrude Memuru in Izmir (İzmir), with 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Denizli). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yemen, the salary going from 250 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Mevrude Memuru in Izmir). In 1906/07 the record shows Posta Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), the salary going from 1,000 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yemen). No annual entry is recorded for 1902/03.

The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Muhabere Memuru. 87 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 11 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and 1 cut. The largest rise, 750 kuruş, is seen in 1903/04. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.37 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 39 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.