Unnamed official (0049_0033; 63)

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1853/54 (AH 1270). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

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: Bulgarian, with Tekellum; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Bitola (Manastır) in 1868/69 (AH 1285). 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 285 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1874/75, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1874/75, shows Muhabere Memuru in Feres (Ferecik), with 285 kuruş a month. In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in İpsala, with 385 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Feres). In 1877/78 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Enez (İnoz), the salary going from 385 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in İpsala). In 1881/82 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa), with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Enez). In 1882/83 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Pristina (Priştine), the salary going from 380 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Svilengrad). In 1885/86 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Paramythia (Aydonat), the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Pristina). In 1891/92 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yerepetra, with 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Paramythia). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Aydın, with 540 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yerepetra). In 1899/1900 the record shows 3. Müdür in Söke, with 540 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Aydın).

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1885/86 as Muhabere Memuru. 58 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 28 years with a salary the median is 540 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 120 kuruş, is seen in 1882/83. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.4 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1900/01, when 59 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.