İbrahim Ethem Efendi

İbrahim Ethem Efendi was born in Ruse (Rusçuk) in 1844/45 (AH 1260). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

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 Ruse in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1868/69, the official was about 24 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1868/69, shows Muhabere Memuru in Varna, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1875/76 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ruse, the salary going from 200 to 275 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Varna). In 1878/79 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ruse). In 1880/81 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, the salary going from 600 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1882/83 the record shows Posta Memuru in Edirne, with 475 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Edirne). In 1883/84 the record shows Emanet Kitabeti in Edirne, with 475 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Edirne). In 1885/86 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Skopje (Üsküp), the salary going from 475 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Emanet Kitabeti in Edirne). In 1886/87 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kastaran, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Skopje). In 1888/89 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Damascus (Şam), with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kastaran). In 1889/90 the record shows Başmüdür Kitabeti in Suriye, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Damascus). No annual entry is recorded for 1878, 1879/80 and 1887/88.

The highest salary, 700 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Başmüdür Kitabeti. 75 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 34 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 8 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1877/78. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.54 per cent a year on average.