Haci Cemal Bey

Haci Cemal Bey was born in Istanbul in 1854/55 (AH 1271). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Sancak Muhasebecisi.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 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 Yemen in 1872/73 (AH 1289): Tahrirat Kalemi. The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 1,000 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1872/73, the official was about 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1872/73, shows Tahrirat Kalemi in Yemen, with 1,000 kuruş a month. In 1874/75 the record shows Rusumat Muhasebe Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,000 to 150 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirat Kalemi in Yemen). No annual entry is recorded for 1873/74 and 1909/10.

The highest salary, 1,030 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Rusumat Muhasebe Memuru. 88 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 38 years with a salary the median is 735 kuruş a month, with 17 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1885/86. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 0.05 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1910/11, when 73 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Honours recorded in the cross-ministry workbook: Rank (recorded code): 4, 2.