Süleyman Saim Efendi

Süleyman Saim Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Tuccar.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1865/66 (AH 1282). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 380 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1865/66, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1865/66, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 380 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 550 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1869/70 as Muhabere Memuru. 46 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 5 years with a salary the median is 380 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1868/69. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 9.68 per cent a year on average.