Abdulkerim Efendi

Abdulkerim Efendi was born in Katrom in 1860/61 (AH 1277). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as ciftci.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. At the first annual entry, in 1878/79, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1878/79, shows Tapu Kitabeti in Korçë (Görice), with 200 kuruş a month. In 1879/80 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Korçë, the salary going from 200 to 150 kuruş a month (before: Tapu Kitabeti in Korçë). In 1883/84 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Debar (Debre), the salary going from 150 to 760 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Korçë). In 1894/95 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Ioannina (Yanya), with 760 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Debar). In 1902/03 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Bitola (Manastır), the salary going from 684 to 900 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Ioannina).

The highest salary, 900 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Defter-i Hakani Kalemi. 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 28 years with a salary the median is 760 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 610 kuruş, is seen in 1883/84. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.73 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 83 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.