Halil Fazıl Efendi

Halil Fazıl Efendi was born in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1871/72 (AH 1288). The record gives the community as Maronite Christian (Maruni) and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Millet 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: English, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Beirut in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The official was then about 17 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 1891/92, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1891/92, shows Müvezzi in Beirut, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1895/96 the record shows Sevk Kalemi in Beirut, the salary going from 200 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Müvezzi in Beirut). In 1896/97 the record shows Ittihat Posta Memuru in Beirut, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Sevk Kalemi in Beirut).

The highest salary, 450 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Ittihat Posta Memuru. 46 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 13 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1895/96. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 6.99 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1903/04, when 47 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.