Kular Vanderya Efendi

Kular Vanderya Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1856/57 (AH 1273). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni) and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Fransız Mektebi (French school), 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: French, with Tekellum; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Italian, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Tekellum.

First work is recorded in Trabzon in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1877/78, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1877/78, shows Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1878 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kastamonu, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon). In 1884/85 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Skopje (Üsküp), the salary going from 500 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kastamonu). In 1885/86 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Mount Athos (Aynaroz), with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Skopje). In 1889/90 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul, the salary going from 700 to 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Mount Athos). No annual entry is recorded for 1878 to 1884.

The highest salary, 700 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1887/88 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 71 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 8 years with a salary the median is 425 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 300 kuruş, is seen in 1887/88. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.91 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1889/90, when 38 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.