Hafiz Bekir Sidki Efendi

Hafiz Bekir Sidki Efendi was born in Sivas in 1853/54 (AH 1270). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

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: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Serres (Siroz) in 1879/80 (AH 1297): Asar Kitabeti. The official was then about 26 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 600 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1879/80, the official was about 26 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1879/80, shows Aşar Memuru in Serres, with 600 kuruş a month. In 1882/83 the record shows Aşar Memuru in Adana, with 600 kuruş a month (before: Aşar Memuru in Serres). In 1888/89 the record shows Memur in Ereğli, the salary going from 600 to 475 kuruş a month (before: Aşar Memuru in Adana). In 1890/91 the record shows Memur in Yalvaç, the salary going from 475 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Ereğli). In 1893/94 the record shows 3. Müdür in Akşehir, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Yalvaç). No annual entry is recorded for 1880 to 1882 and 1884 to 1888.

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1879/80 as Aşar Memuru. 61 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 12 years with a salary the median is 570 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1893/94. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 0.62 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1896/97, when 61 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.