Bekir Sitki Efendi

Bekir Sitki Efendi was born in Erzincan in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Izmir (İzmir) in 1893/94 (AH 1311). The official was then about 13 years old. The record gives 7 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1900/01, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows Muhabere Memuru in Muğla, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1901/02 the record shows Mevrude Memuru in Izmir, with 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Muğla).

The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Muhabere Memuru. 13 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 5 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 14 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.