Raif Efendi

Raif Efendi was born in Plovdiv (Filibe) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: İdadi Mektebi, with 9 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 Haydarpaşa in 1904/05 (AH 1322). The official was then about 29 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1904/05, the official was about 29 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki (Selanik), with 500 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Muhabere Memuru. 52 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 4 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 65 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.