Mehmet Ziyaettin Bey

Mehmet Ziyaettin Bey was born in Istanbul in 1857/58 (AH 1274). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Hizmetli.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded, at a place worded Valide. 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 Istanbul in 1872/73 (AH 1289): Rumeli Kazaskerligi. The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1877/78, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1877/78, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1879/80 the record shows Maarif Nezareti Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 150 to 80 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 150 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1877/78 as Muhasebe Kalemi. 2 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 560 kuruş. Over 4 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with no rises and 1 cut. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 18.9 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1879/80, when less than 1 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.