Mustafa Fazılefendi

Mustafa Fazılefendi was born in Istanbul in 1862/63 (AH 1279). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

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 Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1881/82, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1881/82, shows Muhabere Memuru in Afyonkarahisar, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1883/84 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Eskişehir, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Afyonkarahisar). In 1885/86 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Elassona (Alasonya), the salary going from 400 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Eskişehir). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 600 to 75 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Elassona). In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yeniköy, with 245 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1901/02 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beykoz, with 260 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yeniköy). In 1902/03 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 260 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beykoz). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yeniköy, the salary going from 260 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). No annual entry is recorded for 1884/85 and 1886 to 1892.

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1885/86 as Muhabere Memuru. 58 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 18 years with a salary the median is 260 kuruş a month, with 8 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1885/86. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 0.8 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 32 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.