Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi

Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1854/55 (AH 1271). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Topkapi sarayi degnek kalfasi.

The record names 2 schools: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded; İdadi Mektebi, with 9 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 1872/73 (AH 1289). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 30 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1874/75, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1874/75, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1884/85 the record shows Masarifat Kitabeti in Istanbul, the salary going from 500 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1892/93 the record shows Masarifat Baskitabeti in Istanbul, the salary going from 900 to 1,100 kuruş a month (before: Masarifat Kitabeti in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 1,350 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as Masarifat Baskitabeti. 93 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 34 years with a salary the median is 900 kuruş a month, with 8 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 300 kuruş, is seen in 1884/85. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.12 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 91 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.