Selim Efendi

Selim Efendi was born in Ürgüp in 1871/72 (AH 1288). 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 Rodoviste in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Muvassil in Radoviste, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1895/96 the record shows Muvassil in Skopje (Üsküp), the salary going from 150 to 142 kuruş a month (before: Muvassil in Radoviste). In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener), the salary going from 150 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muvassil in Skopje). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Trgovište (Tırgovişte), the salary going from 300 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Larissa). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya), the salary going from 500 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Trgovište). In 1906/07 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Mitrovica (Mitroviça), the salary going from 300 to 285 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1898/99 as Muhabere Memuru. 48 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 15 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1898/99. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.69 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 24 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.