Unnamed official (0098_0163; 323)

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1878 (AH 1295). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mulazim.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1894/95 (AH 1312). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1897/98, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1897/98, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, with 50 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru. 25 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 10 years with a salary the median is 125 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 75 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 22.03 per cent a year on average.