Abdülaziz Efendi

Abdülaziz Efendi was born in Edirne in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Basmuduru.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Edirne in 1896/97 (AH 1314). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1898/99, the official was about 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1898/99, shows Muhabere Memuru in Çorlu, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa), the salary going from 250 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çorlu). In 1902/03 the record shows Mübeyyiz in Svilengrad, the salary going from 400 to 480 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Svilengrad). In 1904/05 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 480 kuruş a month (before: Mübeyyiz in Svilengrad). In 1907/08 the record shows 2. Müdür in Edirne, the salary going from 650 to 900 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 900 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as 2. Müdür. 82 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 300 kuruş. Over 10 years with a salary the median is 480 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 250 kuruş, is seen in 1907/08. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 15.3 per cent a year on average.