Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu requested a world-leading economist of Armenian decent, Daron Acemoglu to return to Turkey, offering him a responsible position in economy sector. Acemoglu did not deny the possibility of returning, Ermenihaber stated.

Daron Acemolu (born September 3, 1967 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish economist of Armenian descent. He is currently the Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and winner of the 2005 John Bates Clark Medal. Acemoglu has authored the famous Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy book.

Daron Acemolu is among the 20 most cited economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc.