Arif Cemil Efendi

Arif Cemil Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1862/63 (AH 1279). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 1877/78 (AH 1294). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1877/78, the official was about 15 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1877/78, shows Muharrerat Memuru in Beyoğlu, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1889/90 the record shows Müvezzi in Aksaray, the salary going from 150 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Muharrerat Memuru in Beyoğlu). In 1894/95 the record shows Müvezzi in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month (before: Müvezzi in Aksaray). In 1896/97 the record shows Müvezzi in Unkapanı, the salary going from 200 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Müvezzi in Istanbul). In 1898/99 the record shows Mevrude Memuru in Istanbul, with 250 kuruş a month (before: Müvezzi in Unkapanı). In 1909/10 the record shows Nakliye Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 350 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Mevrude Memuru in Istanbul). No annual entry is recorded for 1878 to 1889.

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1909/10 as Nakliye Memuru. 33 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 462.5 kuruş. Over 23 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1889/90. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.02 per cent a year on average.