Ali Fuat Bey

Ali Fuat Bey was born in Istanbul in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Muduru.

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: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1891/92 (AH 1309). The official was then about 18 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 1892/93, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1894/95 the record shows Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 200 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu). In 1896/97 the record shows Muhendis Kalemi in Istanbul, with 450 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as Muhendis Kalemi. 47 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 13 years with a salary the median is 450 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1895/96. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 7.93 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 52 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.