Haydar Rıfat Efendi

Haydar Rıfat Efendi was born in Istanbul. The records give birth years from 1876 to 1891 (AH 1293 to 1308). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.

Schooling recorded: Darüşşafaka, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. 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 1894/95 (AH 1312). The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month.

The first annual entry, for 1894/95, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1895/96 the record shows Mühimme Kalemi in Beyoğlu, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu). In 1898/99 the record shows Mühimme Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 400 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Mühimme Kalemi in Beyoğlu). In 1899/1900 the record shows Posta Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 600 to 650 kuruş a month (before: Mühimme Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1902/03 the record shows Tahrirat-i Ecnebiye Kalemi Mumeyyizi in Istanbul, with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 1,700 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Tahrirat-i Ecnebiye Kalemi Mumeyyizi. 92 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 300 kuruş. Over 15 years with a salary the median is 1,200 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 400 kuruş, is seen in 1901/02. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 10.89 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1908/09, when 89 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.