Ahmet Resmi Efendi

Ahmet Resmi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1834/35 (AH 1250). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Posta 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 1849/50 (AH 1266). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 350 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1873/74, the official was about 39 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1873/74, shows Posta Memuru in Istanbul, with 350 kuruş a month. In 1880/81 the record shows Posta Memuru in Galata, the salary going from 320 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Istanbul). In 1901/02 the record shows Tefrik Odası in Istanbul, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Galata). No annual entry is recorded for 1875/76.

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1876/77 as Posta Memuru. 17 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 582.5 kuruş. Over 29 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 80 kuruş, is seen in 1880/81. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.46 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1901/02, when 32 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.