Hasan Nazmi Efendi

Hasan Nazmi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1852/53 (AH 1269). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Binbasi.

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 Istanbul in 1866/67 (AH 1283). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1870/71, the official was about 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1870/71, shows Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki (Selanik), with 400 kuruş a month. In 1872/73 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon, the salary going from 400 to 440 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki). In 1878/79 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ordu, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon). In 1880/81 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Aydın, the salary going from 600 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ordu). In 1882/83 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Aleppo (Halep), the salary going from 400 to 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Aydın). In 1883/84 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 450 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Aleppo). No annual entry is recorded for 1879/80 and 1881/82.

The highest salary, 670 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhabere Memuru. 72 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 36 years with a salary the median is 442.5 kuruş a month, with 14 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1878/79. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.4 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 71 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.