İbrahim Edhem Efendi

The life of İbrahim Edhem Efendi began in Burdur in 1869/70 (AH 1286). Work began in Burdur in 1885/86, at about 16. The first annual entry, for 1885/86, places İbrahim Edhem in Burdur, the birthplace, as Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi stajyeri, where the entries run to 1891/92. Alongside, the lists for 1891 to 1894 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Bidayet Mahkemesi mukavelat muharriri. At the same time, from 1893 to 1896, the lists also place İbrahim Edhem in Burdur as Bidayet Mahkemesi savcı yardımcısı. Alongside, the lists for 1898 to 1904 give a second post, in Burdur as Bidayet Mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi. For 1904 to 1910 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1903 to 1911 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Bidayet Mahkemesi sorgu hâkim yardımcısı.

The salary went from 80 kuruş a month in 1890/91 to 300 in 1892/93, the peak, when 27 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 11 years of salary come to 34,320 kuruş, 64 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1910/11.