Unnamed official (0049_0031; 59)

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1861/62 (AH 1278). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Memur.

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 Istanbul in 1878/79 (AH 1296). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 190 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1882/83, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1882/83, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 190 kuruş a month. In 1884/85 the record shows Mübeyyiz in Istanbul, the salary going from 190 to 240 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1899/1900 the record shows Mektubi Kalemi in Istanbul, with 450 kuruş a month (before: Mübeyyiz in Istanbul). In 1901/02 the record shows Sicil Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 450 to 480 kuruş a month (before: Mektubi Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Sicil Kalemi. 50 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 26 years with a salary the median is 420 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 140 kuruş, is seen in 1892/93. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.95 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 65 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.