Mehmed Hilmi Efendi

Mehmed Hilmi Efendi was born in Antalya in 1870/71 (AH 1287); the father's occupation was "Cerrah". At about 16, in 1885/86, Mehmed Hilmi began work in Antalya. The annual lists begin in 1885/86, with Mehmed Hilmi as Telgrafhane mülazımı in Antalya, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1889/90. Next came a return to Antalya from 1891 to 1894. Alongside, the lists for 1893 to 1902 give a second post, in Elmalı as Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibi vekili. Alongside, the lists for 1900 to 1904 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibi vekili, with a rise to Mal Muduru in 1901/02. Alongside, the lists for 1903/04 give a second post, in Niğde as Ziraat Bankası şube memur muavini. Alongside, the lists for 1903/04 give a second post, in Ürgüp as Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibi vekili.

Pay rose from 200 kuruş a month in 1888/89 to a peak of 540 in 1901/02, as Mal Muduru, when 62 per cent of paid officials earned less. The peak lasted a single year; the next list gives 400 kuruş. The last annual entry is for 1903/04.