Unnamed official (0087_0146, sayfa no:289.)

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as seyh.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1893/94 (AH 1311). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 60 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Mektubi Kalemi in Istanbul, with 60 kuruş a month. In 1901/02 the record shows Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul, with 425 kuruş a month (before: Mektubi Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 425 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as Mektubi Kalemi. 43 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 7 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 190 kuruş, is seen in 1896/97. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 38.58 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1901/02, when 44 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.