İbrahim Suphi Efendi

İbrahim Suphi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1862/63 (AH 1279). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Basmuduru.

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 Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1875/76 (AH 1292): Telgraf. The official was then about 13 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1876/77, the official was about 14 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1876/77, shows Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya), with 400 kuruş a month. In 1877/78 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina). In 1881/82 the record shows Hukuk Mukayyit in Edirne, the salary going from 500 to 225 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Edirne). In 1882/83 the record shows Zabit Memuru in Edirne, the salary going from 225 to 350 kuruş a month (before: Hukuk Mukayyit in Edirne). In 1883/84 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Pınarhisar, the salary going from 350 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Zabit Memuru in Edirne). In 1887/88 the record shows 2. Müdür in Kırklareli, the salary going from 600 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Pınarhisar). In 1894/95 the record shows 1. Müdür in Edirne, the salary going from 800 to 1,200 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Kırklareli). In 1896/97 the record shows 2. Müdür in Edirne, the salary going from 1,200 to 1,080 kuruş a month (before: 1. Müdür in Edirne). In 1899/1900 the record shows Müfettiş in Thessaloniki, the salary going from 1,080 to 1,800 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Edirne). In 1901/02 the record shows Basmudur Vekili in Thessaloniki, the salary going from 1,800 to 2,600 kuruş a month (before: Müfettiş in Thessaloniki). In 1903/04 the record shows Başmüdür in Erzurum, the salary going from 2,600 to 2,750 kuruş a month (before: Basmudur Vekili in Thessaloniki). No annual entry is recorded for 1878 and 1879 to 1881.

The highest salary, 2,750 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Başmüdür. 98 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 800 kuruş a month, with 8 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 800 kuruş, is seen in 1901/02. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 7.13 per cent a year on average.