Abdüllatif Efendi

Abdüllatif Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1842/43 (AH 1258). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. 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 1865/66 (AH 1282). The official was then about 23 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 1866/67, the official was about 24 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1866/67, shows Memur in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1867/68 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon, the salary going from 150 to 480 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Istanbul). In 1869/70 the record shows 2. Müdür in Safranbolu, the salary going from 600 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon). In 1870/71 the record shows 2. Müdür in Çankırı, with 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Safranbolu). In 1872/73 the record shows 2. Müdür in Kayseri, the salary going from 800 to 900 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Çankırı). In 1877/78 the record shows 2. Müdür in Karadeniz Ereğli, the salary going from 950 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Kayseri). In 1878 the record shows 2. Müdür in Batumi (Batum), with 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Karadeniz Ereğli). In 1878/79 the record shows 2. Müdür in Van, with 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Batumi). In 1881/82 the record shows 2. Müdür in Hakkâri (Çölemerik), with 950 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Van). In 1889/90 the record shows Müfettiş Muavini in Konya, the salary going from 950 to 1,200 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Hakkâri). In 1894/95 the record shows 2. Müdür in Crete (Girit), the salary going from 1,200 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Müfettiş Muavini in Konya). No annual entry is recorded for 1893/94.

The highest salary, 1,200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1889/90 as Müfettiş Muavini. 88 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 31 years with a salary the median is 950 kuruş a month, with 7 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 400 kuruş, is seen in 1869/70. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.19 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1896/97, when 81 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.