 and Daily Sabah Since 2016, he has been writing in "Karar" newspaper that is known to share political views in line with Ahmet Davutoglu.In October 2014, Mahcupyan was appointed as the senior advisor to prime minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu.It was the first time in Modern Turkish history that a minority of Armenian descent was appointed to such a critical position and his appointment drew praise as a sign of Turkey's commitment to minority rights.