İskender Sabri Efendi

İskender Sabri Efendi was born in Gjirokastër (Ergiri) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Naib.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded, at a place worded Ilbasan. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Albanian, with Tekellum; French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Korçë (Görice) in 1894/95 (AH 1312): Telgraf. 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 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Muhabere Memuru in Korçë, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1901/02 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Çanakkale, the salary going from 200 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Korçë). In 1902/03 the record shows no title in Çanakkale (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çanakkale). The title field holds the status word İstifa for 1897 to 1901.

The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as Muhabere Memuru. 14 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 2 years with a salary the median is 225 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1901/02. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.56 per cent a year on average.