İsak Behor Efendi

İsak Behor Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Jewish (Musevi), the nationality as Yahudi and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Millet 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: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1891/92 (AH 1309). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1894/95, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1894/95, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Bebek, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1896/97 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Bebek). In 1901/02 the record shows 3. Müdür in Pendik, the salary going from 200 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as 3. Müdür. 49 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 8 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 300 kuruş, is seen in 1901/02. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 18.77 per cent a year on average.