Abdurrahman Feyzi Efendi

Abdurrahman Feyzi Efendi was born in Diyarbakır in 1865/66 (AH 1282). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.

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: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Diyarbakır in 1879/80 (AH 1297). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives 6 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1881/82, the official was about 16 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1881/82, shows Muhabere Memuru in Cizre, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır, the salary going from 300 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Cizre). In 1893/94 the record shows 3. Müdür in Silvan, the salary going from 250 to 540 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır). In 1904/05 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır, the salary going from 540 to 400 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Silvan). In 1906/07 the record shows Başmemur in Diyarbakır, the salary going from 400 to 720 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır).

The highest salary, 720 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Başmemur. 74 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 26 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 320 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.56 per cent a year on average.