Fransuva Efendi

Fransuva Efendi was born in Lubnan in 1862/63 (AH 1279). The record gives the community as Maronite Christian (Maruni).

Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Mahsusa (special school), 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: Arabic, with Kitabet; English, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Tekellum.

First work is recorded in Latakia (Lazkiye) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 285 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1879/80, the official was about 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1879/80, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Latakia, with 285 kuruş a month. In 1882/83 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Deir al-Qamar (Deyrülkamer), the salary going from 285 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Latakia). In 1883/84 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beirut (Beyrut), with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Deir al-Qamar). In 1888/89 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Gaza (Gazze), with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beirut). In 1889/90 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beirut, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Gaza). In 1891/92 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Gaza, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beirut). In 1893/94 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Antalya, the salary going from 500 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Gaza). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Konya, the salary going from 400 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Antalya). No annual entry is recorded for 1885 to 1888 and 1892/93.

The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 87 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 24 years with a salary the median is 720 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 400 kuruş, is seen in 1894/95. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.76 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 85 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.