Mehmet Salih Efendi

Mehmet Salih Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Hademe.

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 Istanbul in 1891/92 (AH 1309). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1891/92, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1891/92, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1896/97 the record shows Eşya Kalemi in Istanbul, with 115 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Eşya Kalemi. 23 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 15 years with a salary the median is 130 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 120 kuruş, is seen in 1899/1900. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 13.65 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.