İlyaho Romanov Efendi

İlyaho Romanov Efendi was born in Damascus (Şam) in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The record gives the community as Jewish (Musevi), the nationality as Yahudi 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: Arabic, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1894/95 (AH 1312). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Posta Memuru in Galata, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1899/1900 the record shows Mevrude Memuru in Galata, the salary going from 240 to 260 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Galata). In 1901/02 the record shows Posta Memuru in Rhodes (Rodos), the salary going from 260 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Mevrude Memuru in Galata). In 1904/05 the record shows Posta Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), with 500 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Rhodes).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as Posta Memuru. 49 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 9 years with a salary the median is 260 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 240 kuruş, is seen in 1901/02. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 12.14 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 52 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.