Mustafa Emin Efendi

Mustafa Emin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, 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: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1901/02 (AH 1319). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1902/03, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1902/03, shows Taahhüt Memuru in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1903/04 the record shows Mersule Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 150 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Taahhüt Memuru in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Mersule Memuru. 25 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 5 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1903/04. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 18.92 per cent a year on average.