Tursun Pol Efendi

Tursun Pol Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1842/43 (AH 1258). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni).

Schooling recorded: Fransız Mektebi (French school), 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: Armenian, with Kitabet; English, with Tekellum; French, with Tekellum; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Tekellum.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1862/63 (AH 1279). 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 480 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1864/65, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1864/65, shows Tahsilati Ecnebiye Kalemi in Istanbul, with 480 kuruş a month. In 1865/66 the record shows Tahsilati Ecnebiye Kalemi in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 480 to 576 kuruş a month (before: Tahsilati Ecnebiye Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1873/74 the record shows Tahsilati Ecnebiye Kalemi in Büyükdere, with 730 kuruş a month (before: Tahsilati Ecnebiye Kalemi in Beyoğlu). In 1875/76 the record shows Tahsilati Ecnebiye Kalemi in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 875 to 1,250 kuruş a month (before: Tahsilati Ecnebiye Kalemi in Büyükdere). In 1892/93 the record shows Sef in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 1,150 to 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Tahsilati Ecnebiye Kalemi in Beyoğlu). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul, with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Sef in Beyoğlu). In 1896/97 the record shows 2. Müdür in Rhodes (Rodos), the salary going from 1,200 to 1,080 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul). In 1905/06 the record shows Sef in Aleppo (Halep), the salary going from 1,080 to 1,500 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Rhodes).

The highest salary, 1,500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Sef. 93 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 44 years with a salary the median is 1,080 kuruş a month, with 9 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 420 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.69 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 92 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.