HAFIZ ŞAHABETTİN EFENDİ

HAFIZ ŞAHABETTİN EFENDİ was born in Istanbul in 1883/84 (AH 1301). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.

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 1895/96 (AH 1313). The official was then about 12 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1898/99, the official was about 15 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1898/99, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 320 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Muhabere Memuru. 31 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 7 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.15 per cent a year on average.