Mehmet Galip Efendi

Mehmet Galip Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Nezaret Fabrika Ustabasi.

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 Istanbul in 1898/99 (AH 1316). 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 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1901/02, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1901/02, shows Mersule Memuru in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month. In 1902/03 the record shows Memur in Sirkeci, with 100 kuruş a month (before: Mersule Memuru in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 150 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Memur. 5 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 5 years with a salary the median is 100 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 10.67 per cent a year on average.