Ali Rıza Efendi

Ali Rıza Efendi was born in Erzurum in 1847/48 (AH 1264). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 Erzurum in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 155 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1871/72, the official was about 23 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1871/72, shows Muvassil in Erzurum, with 155 kuruş a month. In 1876/77 the record shows Posta Memuru in Erzurum, the salary going from 155 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muvassil in Erzurum). In 1900/01 the record shows Posta Memuru in Erzincan, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Erzurum). In 1903/04 the record shows Posta Memuru in Erzurum, with 600 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Erzincan). No annual entry is recorded for 1874 to 1876.

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Posta Memuru. 67 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 34 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1887/88. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.94 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 67 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.