Ahmet Fevzi Efendi

Ahmet Fevzi Efendi was born in Varna in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Bulgarian, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1901/02 (AH 1319). The official was then about 24 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1901/02, the official was about 24 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1901/02, shows Müvezzi in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1908/09 the record shows Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month (before: Müvezzi in Istanbul). In 1909/10 the record shows Mersule Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 150 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1909/10 as Mersule Memuru. 33 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 462.5 kuruş. Over 9 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 250 kuruş, is seen in 1909/10. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 13.04 per cent a year on average.