Hasan Şekip Bey

Hasan Şekip Bey was born in Skopje (Üsküp) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

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 Skopje in 1893/94 (AH 1311). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Posta Memuru in Skopje, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Skopje, the salary going from 200 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Skopje). In 1899/1900 the record shows 3. Müdür in Srebrenica (Srebrenitsa), the salary going from 250 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Skopje). In 1901/02 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Prizren, with 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Srebrenica). In 1902/03 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Suakin (Sevakin), the salary going from 500 to 900 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Prizren).

The highest salary, 900 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Muhabere Memuru. 84 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 8 years with a salary the median is 375 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 400 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 23.97 per cent a year on average.