Cemil Efendi

Cemil Efendi was born in Pristina (Priştine) in 1850/51 (AH 1267). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan 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: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Pristina in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 380 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1872/73, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1872/73, shows Muhabere Memuru in Niš (Niş), with 380 kuruş a month. In 1873/74 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Pristina, with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Niš). In 1886/87 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Kosova, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Pristina). No annual entry is recorded for 1877 to 1885.

The highest salary, 900 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as Merkez Memuru. 85 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 25 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 210 kuruş, is seen in 1899/1900. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.65 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 84 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.