Unnamed official (0007_0144; 285)

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1839/40 (AH 1255). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Tuccar.

Schooling recorded: Maarif Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1857/58 (AH 1274). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 6 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1863/64, the official was about 24 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1863/64, shows Muhabere Memuru in Bilecik, with 500 kuruş a month. In 1864/65 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Osmaneli (Lefke), with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Bilecik). In 1866/67 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Üsküdar, the salary going from 500 to 384 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Osmaneli). In 1867/68 the record shows Sevk Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 384 to 720 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Üsküdar). In 1873/74 the record shows Muhasebe Kalemi Mukayyitligi in Istanbul, the salary going from 900 to 1,050 kuruş a month (before: Sevk Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1879/80 the record shows Muhasebe Kalemi Basmukayyitligi in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,500 to 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi Mukayyitligi in Istanbul). In 1887/88 the record shows Butce Kitabeti in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,200 to 1,500 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi Basmukayyitligi in Istanbul). In 1897/98 the record shows Butce Kitabeti Mumeyyizligi in Istanbul, the salary going from 2,025 to 2,150 kuruş a month (before: Butce Kitabeti in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 2,750 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Butce Kitabeti Mumeyyizligi. 98 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 45 years with a salary the median is 1,500 kuruş a month, with 13 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 500 kuruş, is seen in 1895/96. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.95 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 98 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.