Ahmet semsettin Efendi

Ahmet semsettin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1829/30 (AH 1245). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, 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: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1846/47 (AH 1263): Askeriye. The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 2,000 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1846/47, the official was about 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1846/47, shows Humayu Tahrirat Kalemi in Rumeli, with 2,000 kuruş a month. In 1848/49 the record shows Humayu Tahrirat Kalemi in Silistra (Silistre), with 2,000 kuruş a month (before: Humayu Tahrirat Kalemi in Rumeli). In 1858/59 the record shows Binbasi in Shumen (Şumnu), the salary going from 2,000 to 3,500 kuruş a month (before: Humayu Tahrirat Kalemi in Silistra). In 1867/68 the record shows Tahrirat Kalemi Muduru in Manisa, the salary going from 3,500 to 1,700 kuruş a month (before: Binbasi in Shumen). In 1869/70 the record shows Mutasarrif in Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova), the salary going from 1,700 to 2,500 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirat Kalemi Muduru in Manisa). In 1870/71 the record shows Mutassarrif Muavini in Thessaloniki (Selanik), with 2,500 kuruş a month (before: Mutasarrif in Veliko Tarnovo). 2 further changes of title or place follow in the record. In 1874/75 the record shows Kaymakam in Melnik (Menlik), the salary going from 2,500 to 1,750 kuruş a month (before: Kaymakam in Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop)). In 1875/76 the record shows DH Tahrirat Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,750 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Kaymakam in Melnik). In 1878 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Niğde, the salary going from 800 to 950 kuruş a month (before: DH Tahrirat Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1881/82 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Havran, with 760 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Niğde). In 1882/83 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi, with 760 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Havran). No annual entry is recorded for 1868/69, 1871/72 and 1880/81.

The highest salary, 3,500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1858/59 as Binbasi. 96 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 38 years with a salary the median is 2,000 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 1,500 kuruş, is seen in 1858/59. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 2.39 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1885/86, when 75 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.