Mustafa Kenan Efendi

Mustafa Kenan Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Posta 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 Tripoli (Trablusgarp) in 1898/99 (AH 1316). The official was then about 22 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1899/1900, the official was about 23 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1899/1900, shows Posta Memuru in Tripoli, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1902/03 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Tripoli, the salary going from 150 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Tripoli).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Muhabere Memuru. 49 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 4 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 350 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 49.38 per cent a year on average.