His father Artin fought in the Çanakkale War and was decorated with the İstiklal (Independence) Medal of the emerging Turkish Republic.

At Robert College he became good friends with future famed people such as Talât Sait Halman, Rahmi Koç, Oktay Yenal, and others.

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.

Among his students have been well known figures in Turkish society such as Güler Sabancı, Tansu Çiller, Ömer Dinçkök, Jak Kamhi, and others.