Hafız Mehmet Efendi

Hafız Mehmet Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.

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 Istanbul in 1887/88 (AH 1305). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 60 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 60 kuruş a month. In 1894/95 the record shows Deavi Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 80 to 110 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1900/01 the record shows Hukuk Kalemi in Istanbul, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Deavi Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1904/05 the record shows Sevk Kalemi in Istanbul, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Hukuk Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1905/06 the record shows Kontrol Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 300 to 410 kuruş a month (before: Sevk Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 410 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Kontrol Kalemi. 46 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 14 years with a salary the median is 275 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 140 kuruş, is seen in 1896/97. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 15.93 per cent a year on average.