Mehmet Kemalettin Efendi

Mehmet Kemalettin 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 Kolagasi.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Mersin in 1896/97 (AH 1314). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1900/01, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Haifa (Hayfa), with 300 kuruş a month. In 1901/02 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Feres (Ferecik), the salary going from 300 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Haifa). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 380 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Feres). In 1905/06 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Haskovo (Hasköy), the salary going from 200 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu). No annual entry is recorded for 1902/03.

The highest salary, 380 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as Muhabere Memuru. 29 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 5 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.