Yorgi Efendi

Yorgi Efendi was born in Durrës (Dıraç) in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

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: Armenian, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Italian, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Durrës in 1890/91 (AH 1308). The official was then about 22 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 285 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 27 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Shkodër (İşkodra), with 285 kuruş a month. In 1901/02 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Durrës, the salary going from 285 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Shkodër).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 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 7 years with a salary the median is 285 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 215 kuruş, is seen in 1901/02. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 9.82 per cent a year on average.