Mehmed Esat Bey

Mehmed Esat Bey was born in Şah in 1832/33 (AH 1248); the father's occupation was "Ümera (askerî)". At about 33, in 1865/66, Mehmed Esat began work in Crete (Girit). The first annual entry, for 1865/66, places Mehmed Esat in Crete as Beybaşı. Alongside, the lists for 1868 to 1870 give a second post, in Malviz as a district governor (Kaymakam). Alongside, the lists for 1869 to 1873 give a second post, in Preveza as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1872 to 1877 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1876 to 1878 give a second post, in Ioannina as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1878 to 1879 give a second post, in Rethymno as Mutasarrif. Next came Heraklion (Kandiye) and Rethymno from 1880 to 1885. Alongside, the lists for 1888/89 give a second post, in Crete as Girit Vali Müşaviri. Alongside, the lists for 1888/89 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Tekaüt.

The salary went from 0 kuruş a month in 1866/67 to 10,000 in 1878, the peak, as Mutasarrif in Rethymno, when 97 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 19 years the salaries add up to 750,600 kuruş, 7.8 times the median official's, a level reached by fewer than 3 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The last annual entry is for 1888/89.