Salih Tevfik Efendi

Salih Tevfik Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1859/60 (AH 1276). 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 1889/90 (AH 1307). The official was then about 30 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1889/90, the official was about 30 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1889/90, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1893/94 the record shows Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1895/96 the record shows İstatistik Kalemi in Istanbul, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1901/02 the record shows Başkitabet in Istanbul, with 400 kuruş a month (before: İstatistik Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 475 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Başkitabet. 50 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 20 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1891/92. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.44 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1908/09, when 60 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.