Mehmed Memduh Beğ

The life of Mehmed Memduh Beğ began in Istanbul in 1857/58 (AH 1274). At about 16, in 1874/75, Mehmed Memduh Beğ began work. The first annual entry, for 1874/75, names Mehmed Memduh Beğ as Rüsûmat Emaneti Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı, with no place. Alongside, the lists for 1878 to 1892 give a second post, in Istanbul as İstinaf Mahkemesi Cünha Dairesi üçüncü sınıf zabıt kâtibi. The lists have no entry for 1892 to 1894. Alongside, the lists for 1884/85 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Mekteb-i Hukuk-ı Şâhâne mezunu (Görevin sona ermesi). The annual lists then follow Mehmed Memduh Beğ to Istanbul from 1894 to 1896. Alongside, the lists for 1895 to 1903 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Umûr-ı Cezâiye müdürü. Alongside, the lists for 1902 to 1906 give a second post, in Istanbul as Dersaadet İstinaf Mahkemesi müddeiumumisi. The last entries, from 1908 to 1912, name Mehmed Memduh Beğ as Mahkeme-i Temyiz başmüddeiumumisi, with no place.

Pay rose from 150 kuruş a month in 1875/76 to a peak of 15,000 in 1911, when 98 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 30 years the salaries add up to 995,160 kuruş, 6.7 times the median official's, a level reached by fewer than 4 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The final annual entry is for 1911/12.