Azaryak Efendi

Azaryak Efendi was born in Edirne in 1865/66 (AH 1282). 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: Armenian, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Italian, with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Bitola (Manastır) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 285 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1883/84, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1883/84, shows Muhabere Memuru in Bitola, with 285 kuruş a month. In 1884/85 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Vlorë (Avlonya), the salary going from 285 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Bitola). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Durrës (Dıraç), the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Vlorë).

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1884/85 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 59 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 18 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and 1 cut. The largest rise, 315 kuruş, is seen in 1884/85. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.36 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1900/01, when 47 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

A death is recorded under 1901/02 (AH 1319): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.