Mehmet Nuri Efendi

Mehmet Nuri Efendi was born in Arapgir in 1864/65 (AH 1281). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.

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 Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) in 1890/91 (AH 1308). The official was then about 26 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 142 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1890/91, the official was about 26 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1890/91, shows Muhabere Memuru in Afyonkarahisar, with 142 kuruş a month. In 1896/97 the record shows Posta Memuru in Afyonkarahisar, the salary going from 142 to 280 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Afyonkarahisar). In 1897/98 the record shows Posta Memuru in Giresun, the salary going from 280 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Afyonkarahisar).

The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1897/98 as Posta Memuru. 19 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 142 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 138 kuruş, is seen in 1896/97. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.67 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1899/1900, when 18 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.