Siryus Mişel Efendi

Siryus Mişel Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1834/35 (AH 1250). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) and the father's occupation as Tuccar.

Schooling recorded: Venedik Mektebi, with 9 years of schooling recorded, at a place worded Venedik. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: English, with kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with kitabet; Italian, with kitabet; Turkish, with Tekellum.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1853/54 (AH 1270): Gumruk Kalemi. The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1867/68, the official was about 33 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1867/68, shows Hazine-i Hassa Vapur Kumpanyasi Basacentaligi in Istanbul, with 1,500 kuruş a month. In 1868/69 the record shows Pul Kitabeti in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,500 to 2,000 kuruş a month (before: Hazine-i Hassa Vapur Kumpanyasi Basacentaligi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 2,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1868/69 as Pul Kitabeti. 90 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 4 years with a salary the median is 2,000 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 500 kuruş, is seen in 1868/69. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 10.06 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1870/71, when 91 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.