Mustafa Vehbi Efendi

Mustafa Vehbi Efendi was born in Edirne in 1853/54 (AH 1270). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Miralay.

Schooling recorded: Rum 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 Damascus (Şam) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 380 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1876/77, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1876/77, shows Muhabere Memuru in Damascus, with 380 kuruş a month. No annual entry is recorded for 1881 to 1891.

The highest salary, 450 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1880/81 as Muhabere Memuru. 42 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 12 years with a salary the median is 370 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 165 kuruş, is seen in 1880/81. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.24 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1896/97, when 32 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.