imamzade Mehmet Sabri Efendi

imamzade Mehmet Sabri Efendi was born in Sjenica (Seniçe) in 1847/48 (AH 1264). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

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 Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) in 1864/65 (AH 1281): Tahrirat Kalemi. The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1866/67, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1866/67, shows Tahrirat Kalemi in Novi Pazar, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1869/70 the record shows Tapu Kitabeti in Sjenica, the salary going from 300 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirat Kalemi in Novi Pazar). In 1871/72 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Sjenica, the salary going from 500 to 1,250 kuruş a month (before: Tapu Kitabeti in Sjenica). In 1874/75 the record shows DH Baskitabeti in Sjenica, the salary going from 1,250 to 475 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Sjenica).

The highest salary, 1,250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1871/72 as Defter-i Hakani Kalemi. 87 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 550 kuruş. Over 17 years with a salary the median is 475 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 750 kuruş, is seen in 1871/72. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.49 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1881/82, when 20 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.