Sadık Rüşdü Efendi

The life of Sadık Rüşdü Efendi began in Antakya in 1866/67 (AH 1283). Sadık Rüşdü began work in Istanbul in 1882/83, at about 16. The annual lists begin in 1882/83, with Sadık Rüşdü as Rüsumat Nezareti stajyeri in Istanbul. Alongside, the lists for 1882 to 1887 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Rüsumat İdaresi kolcusu. The lists have no entry for 1884 to 1886 and 1887 to 1893. The annual lists then follow Sadık Rüşdü to Erdek from 1893 to 1895. Alongside, the lists for 1894/95 give a second post, in a post with no place named as a customs official (Rüsumat Memuru), with a rise to Rüsumat Memuru.

The salary went from 150 kuruş a month in 1882/83 to 300 in 1894/95, the peak, as Rüsumat Memuru, when 28 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, four years of salary come to 10,800 kuruş, 56 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1894/95.