Mustafa Efendi

Mustafa Efendi was born in Söke in 1849/50 (AH 1266). At about 25, in 1875/76, Mustafa began work in Söke, on a first salary of 200 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1875/76, with Mustafa as Tütün fabrikası muavini in Söke, the birthplace. Alongside, the lists for 1876 to 1880 give a second post, in Aydın as Rüsumat Müdürlüğü bandırol ve evrak-ı sahiha mukayyidi. Alongside, the lists for 1879/80 give a second post, in Söke as a customs official (Rüsumat Memuru). Alongside, the lists for 1879 to 1881 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Rüsum-u Sitte Müdürlüğü başkâtibi, with a rise to Rüsum-u Sitte Müdürlüğü başkâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1880 to 1883 give a second post, in Izmir as Rüsum-u Sitte Müdürlüğü mülhakat mukayyidi refiki. Alongside, the lists for 1882/83 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Vilayet muhasebe kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1882 to 1886 give a second post, in Rhodes as Rüsum-u Sitte Müdürlüğü başkâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1885/86 give a second post, in Foča as Düyun-u Umumiye Müdürlüğü tahrirat kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1885 to 1889 give a second post, in Söke as Düyun-u Umumiye memuru.

Pay rose from 200 kuruş a month in 1875/76 to a peak of 600 in 1885/86, in Foča, when two in three paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1896/97.