Hafiz Mehmet Efendi

Hafiz Mehmet Efendi was born in Yambol (Yanbolu) in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as imam.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded, at a place worded Uzunkopru. 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 1884/85 (AH 1302): Polis. The official was then about 21 years old. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1884/85, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1884/85, shows Polis in Istanbul, with 300 kuruş a month. The title field holds the status word Ihrac for 1892/93.

The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1884/85 as Polis. 11 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 8 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1891/92, when 16 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.