Ahmet Sitki Efendi

Ahmet Sitki Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1835/36 (AH 1251). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: the wording Muallim-i Mahsustan in the school field, which names no 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 1848/49 (AH 1265): Mabeyni Humayun. The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 1,500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1853/54, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1853/54, shows Ziraat Muduruyeti Memuru in Edirne, with 1,500 kuruş a month. In 1858/59 the record shows no title (before: Ziraat Muduruyeti Memuru in Edirne). In 1859/60 the record shows Tapu Kitabeti in Istanbul, with 250 kuruş a month (before: no title). In 1871/72 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Siirt, the salary going from 250 to 950 kuruş a month (before: Tapu Kitabeti in Istanbul). In 1875/76 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Şanlıurfa (Urfa), with 950 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Siirt). In 1877/78 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi, with 950 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Şanlıurfa). In 1887/88 the record shows no title (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi). In 1889/90 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Burdur, with 760 kuruş a month (before: no title). The title field holds the status words Lağv for 1857/58; Azil for 1886/87 and 1891/92.

The highest salary, 1,500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1853/54 as Ziraat Muduruyeti Memuru. 89 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 400 kuruş. Over 34 years with a salary the median is 760 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 700 kuruş, is seen in 1871/72. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 1.77 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1890/91, when 77 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.