Ahmet Hulusi Efendi

Ahmet Hulusi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1878/79 (AH 1296). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 16 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1896/97 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, the salary going from 300 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Çatalca, the salary going from 380 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Edirne). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Emirgan, the salary going from 300 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çatalca).

The highest salary, 380 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1896/97 as Muhabere Memuru. 28 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 12 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 80 kuruş, is seen in 1896/97. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.41 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 36 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.