Mehmet Mecit Efendi

Mehmet Mecit Efendi was born in Hersek in 1870/71 (AH 1287); the father's occupation was "Doğu Karahisar ceza reisi". At about 16, in 1886/87, Mehmet Mecit began work. The annual lists begin in 1886/87, with Mehmet Mecit as Haberleşme birimi mülazımı and no place named. Alongside, the lists for 1890 to 1892 give a second post, in Samsun as Telgraf merkezi yabancı haberleşme memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1891 to 1893 give a second post, in Shkodër as Telgraf merkezi yabancı haberleşme memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1892 to 1894 give a second post, in Sivas as Telgraf merkezi şefi. Alongside, the lists for 1893/94 give a second post, in Cizre as Telgraf muhabere memuru. The farthest post, Cizre, lay about 2,250 km from Hersek, and fewer than 3 per cent of the 5,339 officials with a known birthplace and place of service served as far from the birthplace.

The salary went from 500 kuruş a month in 1889/90 to 800 in 1893/94, the peak, in Cizre, when 77 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1895/96.