Ali Saib Efendi

Ali Saib Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1878 (AH 1295). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Asker.

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 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1897/98 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Jeddah (Cidde), the salary going from 100 to 720 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon, the salary going from 720 to 350 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Jeddah). In 1901/02 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 350 to 150 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon). In 1904/05 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Nablus, the salary going from 394 to 900 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu). In 1906/07 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 900 to 280 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Nablus). No annual entry is recorded for 1898/99 and 1905/06.

The highest salary, 900 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 84 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 10 years with a salary the median is 350 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 620 kuruş, is seen in 1897/98. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 16.95 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.