Mustafa Hikemi Efendi

Mustafa Hikemi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1820/21 (AH 1236). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mevali.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 1841/42 (AH 1257): Zahire Kalemi. The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1860/61, the official was about 40 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1860/61, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 350 kuruş a month. In 1872/73 the record shows Kontrol Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,000 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). The title field holds the status word Tekaud for 1871/72.

The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1869/70 as Muhasebe Kalemi. 71 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 21 years with a salary the median is 750 kuruş a month, with 7 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 400 kuruş, is seen in 1861/62. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.73 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1879/80, when 61 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.