Unnamed official (0006_0311; 617)

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1859/60 (AH 1276). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Veznedar.

Schooling recorded: Tıbbiye Mektebi (School of Medicine), with 14 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 1878/79 (AH 1296). The official was then about 19 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 1879/80, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1879/80, shows Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1884/85 as Evrak Kalemi. 11 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 6 years with a salary the median is 225 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1882/83. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.45 per cent a year on average.