Osman Vasif Bey

Osman Vasif Bey was born in Istanbul in 1856/57 (AH 1273). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mutasarrif.

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 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 36 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 40 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1893/94, the official was about 37 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1893/94, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 40 kuruş a month. In 1900/01 the record shows Havalename Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 300 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 525 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Havalename Kalemi. 61 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 14 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 7 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1900/01. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 21.9 per cent a year on average.