Ali Rıza Efendi

Ali Rıza Efendi was born in Debrei bala in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.

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 Debrei bala in 1901/02 (AH 1319). The official was then about 25 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1901/02, the official was about 25 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1901/02, shows Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Filiates (Filat), the salary going from 300 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Edirne). In 1906/07 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Rakalar, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Filiates).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Muhabere Memuru. 51 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 6 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1903/04. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 10.76 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 51 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.