Mehmed Tahir Efendi

The life of Mehmed Tahir Efendi began in Malatya in 1859/60 (AH 1276). Mehmed Tahir began work in 1877/78, at about 17. The annual lists begin in 1877/78, with Mehmed Tahir as Muhasebe Kalemi stajyeri in Malatya, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1884/85. Alongside, the lists for 1884 to 1887 give a second post, in Kâhta as Kaza Başkâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1886/87 give a second post, in Istanbul as Beytülmal Kalemi stajyeri. Alongside, the lists for 1890/91 give a second post, in Hillah as Hille maliye tetkik komisyonu fahri reisi. Alongside, the lists for 1890 to 1900 give a second post, in Karbala as Tahrirat Müdürü. Alongside, the lists for 1896 to 1898 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Vilayet Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi. The last post was in Bitlis in 1899/1900. Few officials served in as many places; fewer than 8 per cent of the 6,605 officials with a place of service did.

Pay rose from 50 kuruş a month in 1878 to a peak of 3,000 in 1899/1900, in Bitlis, when 97 per cent of paid officials earned less. The peak was 60 times the first salary, a rise matched by fewer than 4 per cent of the 2,724 officials paid for ten years or more. The last annual entry is for 1899/1900.