Ahmet Cemil Efendi

Ahmet Cemil Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.

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 1890/91 (AH 1308). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 40 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 40 kuruş a month. In 1899/1900 the record shows Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 150 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1906/07 the record shows Eşya Kalemi in Istanbul, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1907/08 the record shows Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 300 to 350 kuruş a month (before: Eşya Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 350 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Evrak Kalemi. 52 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 300 kuruş. Over 13 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1898/99. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 19.81 per cent a year on average.