Mikail Efendi

Mikail Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1842/43 (AH 1258). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni) and the father's occupation as Sarraf.

Schooling recorded: Ermeni Millet Mektebi (Armenian community school), 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: Armenian, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1860/61 (AH 1277). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1861/62, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1861/62, shows Memur in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1862/63 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 200 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Istanbul). In 1864/65 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Ankara, the salary going from 350 to 1,250 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu). In 1865/66 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Üsküdar, the salary going from 1,250 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Ankara). In 1866/67 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 600 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Üsküdar). In 1873/74 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Izmir (İzmir), with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu). 2 further changes of title or place follow in the record. In 1876/77 the record shows Başmemur in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 1,200 to 1,250 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul). In 1878/79 the record shows 1. Müdür in Tarabya, with 1,250 kuruş a month (before: Başmemur in Beyoğlu). In 1884/85 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki (Selanik), with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: 1. Müdür in Tarabya). In 1887/88 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki). In 1889/90 the record shows Muhasebe Kalemi Mudur Muavini in Istanbul, with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu).

The highest salary, 2,100 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhasebe Kalemi Mudur Muavini. 96 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 47 years with a salary the median is 1,200 kuruş a month, with 12 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 900 kuruş, is seen in 1864/65. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.24 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 95 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.