Yusuf Ziya Bey

Yusuf Ziya Bey was born in Istanbul in 1871/72 (AH 1288). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Posta ve Telgraf Nazir Muavini.

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 1886/87 (AH 1304). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1887/88, the official was about 16 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1887/88, shows Sevk Kalemi in Istanbul, with 400 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 750 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as Sevk Kalemi. 79 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 18 years with a salary the median is 670 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 250 kuruş, is seen in 1892/93. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.77 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 79 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.