Mehmet Salim Bey

Mehmet Salim Bey was born in Istanbul in 1843/44 (AH 1259). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mutasarrif.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, 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: Arabic, with asina; Persian, with asina; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1857/58 (AH 1274). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1860/61, the official was about 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1860/61, shows Muhabere Memuru in Üsküdar, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1861/62 the record shows Sevk Mekatibi in Istanbul, the salary going from 250 to 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Üsküdar). In 1864/65 the record shows Tahrir Memuru in Istanbul, with 450 kuruş a month (before: Sevk Mekatibi in Istanbul). In 1873/74 the record shows Meclis Ikinci Kitabeti in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,200 to 1,300 kuruş a month (before: Tahrir Memuru in Istanbul). In 1877/78 the record shows Mektubi Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,480 to 1,500 kuruş a month (before: Meclis Ikinci Kitabeti in Istanbul). In 1880/81 the record shows Levazim Sube Kitabeti in Istanbul, with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Mektubi Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1887/88 the record shows Evrak Muduru in Istanbul, with 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Levazim Sube Kitabeti in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 3,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as Evrak Muduru. 98 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 47 years with a salary the median is 1,300 kuruş a month, with 16 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 800 kuruş, is seen in 1888/89. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.38 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 98 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.