Unnamed official (0007_0147; 291)

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1850/51 (AH 1267). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Gumruk Memuru.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 1867/68 (AH 1284). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1869/70, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1869/70, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1880/81 the record shows Başmüdür Kitabeti in Istanbul, with 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1885/86 the record shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 600 kuruş a month (before: Başmüdür Kitabeti in Istanbul). In 1890/91 the record shows Butce Kitabeti in Istanbul, with 700 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1892/93 the record shows Butce Kalemi Baskitabeti in Istanbul, the salary going from 700 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Butce Kitabeti in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1892/93 as Butce Kalemi Baskitabeti. 80 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 25 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 7 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 160 kuruş, is seen in 1872/73. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.95 per cent a year on average.