İlyas Fahri Efendi

The life of İlyas Fahri Efendi began in Pristina (Priştine) in 1861/62 (AH 1278); the father's occupation was "Meclis-i Kebir-i Maarif üyesi". İlyas Fahri began work in Istanbul in 1888/89, at about 27. The annual lists begin in 1888/89, with İlyas Fahri as Dersaadet 1. Hukuk Mahkemesi stajyeri in Istanbul, where the entries run to 1899/1900. Alongside, the lists for 1899 to 1903 give a second post, in Üsküdar as Üsküdar Bidayet Mahkemesi üye mülazımı. Alongside, the lists for 1902 to 1905 give a second post, in Istanbul as Dersaadet İstinaf Mahkemesi üye mülazımı. Alongside, the lists for 1904/05 give a second post, in Üsküdar as Üsküdar Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantik üyesi.

The salary went from 1,000 kuruş a month in 1899/1900 to 2,500 in 1904/05, the peak, in Üsküdar, when 95 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over the years with a salary, pay stood on average in the top 13 per cent of each year's paid officials, a standing reached by fewer than 5 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The last annual entry is for 1904/05.