Mevlüd Rasih Efendi (H.1277)

Mevlüd Rasih Efendi (H.1277) was born in 1860/61 (AH 1277). At about 26, in 1886/87, Mevlüd Rasih (H.1277) began work, on a first salary of 600 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1886/87, with Mevlüd Rasih (H.1277) as Mekâtib-i Rüşdiye müfettişi and no place named. Alongside, the lists for 1888 to 1890 give a second post, in Çatalca as Çiftlikât-ı Hümayun mekteplerini teftiş ve ıslah. The annual lists then follow Mevlüd Rasih (H.1277) to Istanbul from 1892 to 1895. The last entries, from 1897 to 1909, name Mevlüd Rasih (H.1277) as Meclis-i Maarif üyesi, with no place. In place of a title the lists give Infisal for 1905/06 and 1908/09; Mazuliyet for 1908/09.

Pay rose from 600 kuruş a month in 1886/87 to a peak of 3,200 in 1905/06, when 96 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 18 years the salaries add up to 362,400 kuruş, 4.1 times what an official on the median salary earned, a level reached by fewer than 7 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The final annual entry is for 1908/09.