Unnamed official (0049_0043; 83)

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1857/58 (AH 1274). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Muduru.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. 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 Istanbul in 1871/72 (AH 1288). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 120 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1873/74, the official was about 16 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1873/74, shows Memur in Istanbul, with 120 kuruş a month. In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 120 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Istanbul). In 1883/84 the record shows Tahsilat Kalemi in Istanbul, with 285 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1892/93 the record shows Deavi Kalemi in Istanbul, with 690 kuruş a month (before: Tahsilat Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1896/97 the record shows Kontrol Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 690 to 620 kuruş a month (before: Deavi Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1897/98 the record shows İstatistik Kalemi in Istanbul, with 620 kuruş a month (before: Kontrol Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1901/02 the record shows Kontrol Kalemi in Istanbul, with 650 kuruş a month (before: İstatistik Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 850 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Kontrol Kalemi. 84 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 35 years with a salary the median is 440 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 250 kuruş, is seen in 1891/92. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.93 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 82 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.