Mehmet Raif Efendi

Mehmet Raif Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1855/56 (AH 1272). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Memur.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 1886/87 (AH 1304). The official was then about 31 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 350 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1886/87, the official was about 31 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1886/87, shows Fen Kalemi in Istanbul, with 350 kuruş a month. In 1895/96 the record shows Makine Memuru in Kosova, the salary going from 350 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Fen Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1898/99 the record shows Makine Memuru in Van, the salary going from 540 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Makine Memuru in Kosova). In 1901/02 the record shows Makine Memuru in Yemen, the salary going from 600 to 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Makine Memuru in Van).

The highest salary, 1,200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as Makine Memuru. 91 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 16 years with a salary the median is 350 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 600 kuruş, is seen in 1901/02. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.56 per cent a year on average.