Bekir Sıtkı Efendi

Bekir Sıtkı Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Askeri Mufettis.

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: Arabic, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Italian, with Kitabet; Persian, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1893/94 (AH 1311). 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 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1894/95, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1894/95, shows Ittihat Posta Memuru in Heraklion (Kandiye), with 500 kuruş a month. In 1896/97 the record shows Posta Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 500 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Ittihat Posta Memuru in Heraklion). In 1900/01 the record shows Randapost Memuru in Izmir (İzmir), the salary going from 400 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Randapost Memuru. 81 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 650 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and 1 cut. The largest rise, 400 kuruş, is seen in 1900/01. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.37 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 78 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.