Mehmet Hayri Bey

Mehmet Hayri Bey was born in Istanbul in 1843/44 (AH 1259). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Miralay.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Izmir (İzmir) in 1858/59 (AH 1275). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1860/61, the official was about 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1860/61, shows Memur in Üsküdar, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1861/62 the record shows Memur in Mudurnu, the salary going from 200 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Üsküdar). In 1862/63 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 750 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Mudurnu). In 1864/65 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Rumelihisarı, the salary going from 250 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1865/66 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Rumelihisarı). In 1868/69 the record shows Muhabere Odasi in Istanbul, the salary going from 600 to 1,050 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). 1 further change of title or place follows in the record. In 1876/77 the record shows PT Umum Mufettislik Muavinligi in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,650 to 2,000 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-i Umumiye Mudurlugu in Istanbul). In 1879/80 the record shows Sifre Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 2,000 to 1,200 kuruş a month (before: PT Umum Mufettislik Muavinligi in Istanbul). In 1882/83 the record shows Müdür in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,700 to 2,000 kuruş a month (before: Sifre Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1897/98 the record shows Meclis Idaresi Azaligi in Istanbul, the salary going from 4,500 to 5,000 kuruş a month (before: Müdür in Istanbul). In 1903/04 the record shows Intihab-i Memurin Komisyonu Azaligi in Istanbul, with 5,500 kuruş a month (before: Meclis Idaresi Azaligi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 5,500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Meclis Idaresi Azaligi. 99 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 48 years with a salary the median is 2,000 kuruş a month, with 21 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 1,000 kuruş, is seen in 1894/95. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 7.31 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 99 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.