Abdulhamit Efendi

Abdulhamit Efendi was born in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1839/40 (AH 1255). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). At the first annual entry, in 1874/75, the official was about 35 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1874/75, shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Preveza (Preveze), with 950 kuruş a month. In 1875/76 the record shows Ticaret Mahkemesi Azasi in Ioannina, the salary going from 950 to 710 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Preveza). In 1878/79 the record shows Ticaret Mahkemesi Muavini in Berat, the salary going from 710 to 2,000 kuruş a month (before: Ticaret Mahkemesi Azasi in Ioannina). In 1879/80 the record shows Ibtidai Mahkemesi Riyaseti Muavini in Gjirokastër (Ergiri), the salary going from 2,000 to 1,400 kuruş a month (before: Ticaret Mahkemesi Muavini in Berat). In 1897/98 the record shows Bidayet Mahkemesi Muavini in Kosova, the salary going from 1,260 to 1,620 kuruş a month (before: Ibtidai Mahkemesi Riyaseti Muavini in Gjirokastër).

The highest salary, 2,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1878/79 as Ticaret Mahkemesi Muavini. 91 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 28 years with a salary the median is 1,400 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 1,290 kuruş, is seen in 1878/79. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1900/01, when 95 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.