Mehmed Sunullah Efendi

Born in 1847/48 (AH 1264), Mehmed Sunullah Efendi came from the İslam community. Mehmed Sunullah had a first salary of 1,570 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1871/72, places Mehmed Sunullah in Istanbul as Muallimhâne-i Nüvvâb tahsili. The lists have no entry for 1872 to 1877. Next came Targovishte (Eski Cuma), Taşköprü, Tosya and Alanya (Alaiye), four places in seven years, then Ergani from 1886 to 1891. For 1878 to 1881 and 1883 to 1886 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1890/91 give a second post, in Alaşehir as naib. Six provinces on two continents in all, a number reached by fewer than 4 per cent of the 6,605 officials with a place of service.

Pay rose from 1,350 kuruş a month in 1877/78 to a peak of 1,850 in 1890/91, in Alaşehir, when 91 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over six years the salaries add up to 99,600 kuruş, 3.3 times what an official on the median salary earned. Over the years with a salary, pay stood on average in the top 13.3 per cent of each year's paid officials, a standing reached by fewer than 6 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The final annual entry is for 1890/91.