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. However, he took the opportunity to continue his studies one last time at
Miami University. His wife also became a student at Miami University in the music department. Arman Manukyan wrote his first book, The History and Evolution of Accounting in 1960 with the help of the publishing facilities in Miami University. Arman and Alis Manukyan had their first son, Roy, right after the publication of the book. The couple decided to move back to Turkey and Arman Manukyan continued his teaching career at Robert College. In 1971, he began teaching at
Boğaziçi 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. ==References==