Mehmet Münir Efendi

Mehmet Münir Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, 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: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1895/96 (AH 1313). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows İstatistik Kalemi in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1901/02 the record shows Mukayyit in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month (before: İstatistik Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Mukayyit. 8 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 9 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1897/98. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 18.92 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 8 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.