Mehmet Tevfik Efendi

Mehmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1862/63 (AH 1279). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as cavus.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded, at a place worded Izmir. 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 Izmir in 1875/76 (AH 1292): Rusumat Kalemi. 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 60 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 Tahrirat Kalemi in Izmir, with 160 kuruş a month. In 1878 the record shows Mukayyit in Izmir, the salary going from 160 to 180 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirat Kalemi in Izmir). In 1878/79 the record shows Gumruk Kitabeti in Izmir, the salary going from 180 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Mukayyit in Izmir).

The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1878/79 as Gumruk Kitabeti. 5 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 180 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 20 kuruş, is seen in 1878. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 11.8 per cent a year on average.