Dikran Arakilyan Efendi

Dikran Arakilyan Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1851/52 (AH 1268). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni) and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Mahsusa (special school), with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Armenian, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The official was then about 25 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1877/78, the official was about 25 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1877/78, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1878 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Galata, with 200 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu). In 1881/82 the record shows Mersule Memuru in Galata, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Galata). In 1887/88 the record shows Mekâtib Memuru in Galata, the salary going from 500 to 700 kuruş a month (before: Mersule Memuru in Galata). In 1891/92 the record shows Pul Basmemuru in Galata, the salary going from 700 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Mekâtib Memuru in Galata). In 1909/10 the record shows Başmemur in Istanbul, the salary going from 900 to 1,300 kuruş a month (before: Pul Basmemuru in Galata). In 1910/11 the record shows Başmemur in Beyoğlu, with 1,300 kuruş a month (before: Başmemur in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 1,300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1909/10 as Başmemur. 78 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 462.5 kuruş. Over 35 years with a salary the median is 800 kuruş a month, with 9 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 400 kuruş, is seen in 1909/10. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.66 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1910/11, when 79 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.