Background
Of Armenian descent, Arman Manukyan was born in the Tahta Minare neighborhood of Istanbul. His father Artin fought in the Çanakkale War and was decorated with the İstiklal (Independence) Medal of the emerging Turkish Republic.
economist university professor
Of Armenian descent, Arman Manukyan was born in the Tahta Minare neighborhood of Istanbul. His father Artin fought in the Çanakkale War and was decorated with the İstiklal (Independence) Medal of the emerging Turkish Republic.
He graduated from his elementary studies and in 1945 he attended the prestigious Robert College.
Manukyan started his early education in 1938 at the Mhitaryan Armenian school in the Şişli district of Istanbul. He graduated Robert College with an Economy and Commerce Degree in 1951. Due to his father"s need of new technologies to upgrade his business, Manukyan traveled abroad many times, which includes him visiting Japan six times.
Soon thereafter he began his career as a professor on September 13, 1956, a day which he has never forgotten.
However, he took the opportunity to continue his studies one last time at Miami University. Arman Manukyan wrote his first book, The History and Evolution of Accounting in 1960 with the help of the publishing facilities in Miami University.
The couple decided to move back to Turkey and Arman Manukyan continued his teaching career at Robert College. In 1971, he began teaching at Bogazici University and retired in 1982.
Among his students have been well known figures in Turkish society such as Güler Sabancı, Tansu Çiller, Ömer Dinçkök, Jak Kamhi, and others
Though retired, he still continued to give lessons in accounting once a week. He has been a participant of many educational seminars and conferences.