Mehmet Tevvfik Efendi

The life of Mehmet Tevvfik Efendi began in Bandırma in 1866/67 (AH 1283). Work began in Bandırma in 1882/83, at about 16, on a first salary of 400 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1882/83, with Mehmet Tevvfik as Rüsum Müdürlüğü Duhan tahrir kâtibi in Bandırma, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1885/86. For 1883 to 1885 and 1886 to 1888 the lists have no entry. At the same time, from 1894 to 1896, the lists also place Mehmet Tevvfik in Bandırma as Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti mülazımı. Alongside, the lists for 1895 to 1899 give a second post, in Bigadiç as Düyun-ı Umumiye kâtip ve sandık emini. Alongside, the lists for 1898 to 1902 give a second post, in Erdek as Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi ikinci kâtibi. The lists have no entry for 1902 to 1908. Alongside, the lists for 1901/02 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi kâtibi (İnfisal). The last post was in Bandırma again in 1908/09.

The salary went from 400 kuruş a month in 1882/83 to 600 in 1885/86, the peak, in Bandırma, when two in three paid officials earned less. The peak lasted a single year; the next list gives 400 kuruş. The final annual entry is for 1908/09.