Mehmed Esad Bey

The life of Mehmed Esad Bey began in Istanbul in 1851/52 (AH 1268). Mehmed Esad began work in 1875/76, at about 23. The annual lists begin in 1875/76, with Mehmed Esad as Adliye Nezareti Mektupçu Odası mülazımı and no place named. Alongside, the lists for 1876/77 give a second post, in Istanbul as Bâb-ı Âli Tercüme Odası mülazımı. Alongside, the lists for 1876/77 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Viyana Sefareti ikinci serkâtibi. Next came Istanbul from 1881 to 1883. Alongside, the lists for 1882 to 1884 give a second post, in Constanța as Köstence şehbenderi. For 1884 to 1899 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1883/84 give a second post, in Arta as Narda şehbenderi. Alongside, the lists for 1900 to 1902 give a second post, in Istanbul as Bâb-ı Âli İstişare Odası muavini. The lists give Infisal for 1876/77 instead of a title.

Pay rose from 1,900 kuruş a month in 1876/77 to a peak of 2,700 in 1899/1900, when 96 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, seven years of salary come to 167,880 kuruş, 5 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years, a level reached by fewer than 6 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The final annual entry is for 1901/02.