Elmasyan Pervant Efendi

Elmasyan Pervant Efendi was born in Trabzon in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni) and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Millet 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: Armenian, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Ordu in 1886/87 (AH 1304). 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 380 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1887/88, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1887/88, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Gümüşhane, with 380 kuruş a month. In 1889/90 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Sinop, with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Gümüşhane). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Nasiriyah (Nasıriye), the salary going from 380 to 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Sinop).

The highest salary, 450 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1894/95 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 43 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 8 years with a salary the median is 380 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 70 kuruş, is seen in 1894/95. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.44 per cent a year on average.