Hüseyin Hayrettin Efendi

Hüseyin Hayrettin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1837/38 (AH 1253). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Multezim.

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: Arabic, with asina; Persian, with asina; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1852/53 (AH 1269). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1855/56, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1855/56, shows Memur in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1857/58 the record shows 1. Müdür in Tekirdağ, the salary going from 250 to 1,500 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Istanbul). In 1862/63 the record shows 1. Müdür in Shumen (Şumnu), with 1,500 kuruş a month (before: 1. Müdür in Tekirdağ). In 1863/64 the record shows Müdür in Shumen, the salary going from 1,500 to 1,850 kuruş a month (before: 1. Müdür in Shumen). In 1864/65 the record shows Müdür in Edirne, the salary going from 1,850 to 2,000 kuruş a month (before: Müdür in Shumen). In 1865/66 the record shows Müfettiş in Aleppo (Halep), the salary going from 2,000 to 4,000 kuruş a month (before: Müdür in Edirne). 2 further changes of title or place follow in the record. In 1872/73 the record shows Müfettiş in Edirne, the salary going from 2,400 to 2,850 kuruş a month (before: Telgraf Muduru in Üsküdar). In 1873/74 the record shows Müfettiş in Thessaloniki (Selanik), the salary going from 2,850 to 3,500 kuruş a month (before: Müfettiş in Edirne). In 1876/77 the record shows Başmüdür in Ioannina (Yanya), the salary going from 3,500 to 3,000 kuruş a month (before: Müfettiş in Thessaloniki). In 1877/78 the record shows Başmüdür in Edirne, with 3,000 kuruş a month (before: Başmüdür in Ioannina). In 1883/84 the record shows Başmüdür in Thessaloniki, with 2,400 kuruş a month (before: Başmüdür in Edirne). No annual entry is recorded for 1859/60.

The highest salary, 4,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1865/66 as Müfettiş. 97 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 650 kuruş. Over 37 years with a salary the median is 3,000 kuruş a month, with 10 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 2,000 kuruş, is seen in 1865/66. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.43 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1891/92, when 97 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.