Ahmet Tevfik Efendi

Ahmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Safranbolu in 1846/47 (AH 1263). 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 Safranbolu in 1869/70 (AH 1286). The official was then about 22 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 380 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1872/73, the official was about 25 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1872/73, shows Muhabere Memuru in Karadeniz Ereğli, with 380 kuruş a month. In 1873/74 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Divriği, the salary going from 380 to 330 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Karadeniz Ereğli). In 1874/75 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Düzce, the salary going from 330 to 475 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Divriği). In 1878/79 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kastamonu, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Düzce). In 1881/82 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Safranbolu, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kastamonu).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1876/77 as Muhabere Memuru. 36 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 582.5 kuruş. Over 16 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 145 kuruş, is seen in 1874/75. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.85 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1886/87, when 42 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.