Yusuf Cemaleddin Efendi

Yusuf Cemaleddin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1886/87 (AH 1304). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Yuzbasi.

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: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). The official was then about 13 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1901/02, the official was about 15 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1901/02, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1908/09 the record shows Memur in Istanbul, the salary going from 280 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1910/11 the record shows Teftis Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1910/11 as Teftis Memuru. 53 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 10 years with a salary the median is 240 kuruş a month, with 8 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 120 kuruş, is seen in 1908/09. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 31.8 per cent a year on average.