Yovakimyan Efendi

Yovakimyan Efendi was born in Ankara in 1846/47 (AH 1263). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni).

Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Mahsusa (special school), 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; Turkish, with Tekellum.

First work is recorded in Ankara in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1869/70, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1869/70, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Samsun, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1870/71 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Yozgat, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Samsun). In 1872/73 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 380 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Yozgat). In 1873/74 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Çanakkale, the salary going from 500 to 570 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu). In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Mostar, the salary going from 570 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Çanakkale). In 1881/82 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Izmir (İzmir), the salary going from 750 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Mostar). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Urla, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Izmir). No annual entry is recorded for 1874 to 1876 and 1877 to 1881.

The highest salary, 750 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1876/77 as Muhabere Memuru. 63 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 582.5 kuruş. Over 26 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 180 kuruş, is seen in 1876/77. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.7 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1900/01, when 47 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.