Unnamed official (0049_0036; 69)

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1853/54 (AH 1270). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 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 1876/77 (AH 1293). 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 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1878/79, the official was about 25 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1878/79, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month. In 1880/81 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Prizren, the salary going from 100 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1881/82 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Chios (Sakız), with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Prizren). In 1883/84 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 380 to 240 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Chios). In 1900/01 the record shows Tahsilat Kalemi in Istanbul, with 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). No annual entry is recorded for 1879/80.

The highest salary, 580 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Tahsilat Kalemi. 66 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 26 years with a salary the median is 380 kuruş a month, with 9 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 280 kuruş, is seen in 1880/81. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 6.99 per cent a year on average.