Mehmet Server Efendi

Mehmet Server 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 Yuzbasi.

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: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1893/94 (AH 1311). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Mühimme Kalemi in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1900/01 the record shows Tefrik Odası in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month (before: Mühimme Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 250 to 150 kuruş a month (before: Tefrik Odası in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Tefrik Odası. 15 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 8 years with a salary the median is 175 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1899/1900. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1903/04, when 4 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.