Mehmet Halit Efendi

Mehmet Halit Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1847/48 (AH 1264). 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 personnel records also mark the telegraph school. 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 1869/70 (AH 1286). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 3 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 24 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1872/73, shows Muhabere Memuru in Konya, with 380 kuruş a month. In 1873/74 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Tarsus, with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Konya). In 1874/75 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kayseri, the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Tarsus). In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Üsküdar, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kayseri). In 1879/80 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Štip (İştip), the salary going from 400 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Üsküdar). In 1881/82 the record shows Memur in Seferihisar, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Štip). In 1886/87 the record shows Tefrik Odası in Yeni camii postanesi, the salary going from 500 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Seferihisar). In 1892/93 the record shows Posta Memuru in Eyüpsultan, with 450 kuruş a month (before: Tefrik Odası in Yeni camii postanesi). In 1895/96 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 450 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Eyüpsultan). In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Eyüpsultan, with 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). No annual entry is recorded for 1875/76, 1878 to 1879, 1880/81 and 1885/86.

The highest salary, 630 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Muhabere Memuru. 72 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 31 years with a salary the median is 450 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1879/80. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.45 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 69 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.