Davutoglu je to rekao u odgovoru bugarskom ministru bez portfelja nadležnom za Bugare u inostranstvu Bozhidaru Dimitrovu, koji je izjavio kako Sofija namjerava tražiti kompenzaciju od oko 14 milijardi eura za imovinu svojih građana koji su bili primorani napustiti Tursku 1913. godine.
Davutoglu was responding to Bulgarian Minister without Portfolio in charge of Bulgarians abroad Bozhidar Dimitrov, who said Sofia intends to seek compensation of about 14 billion euros for the property of its citizens who were forced to leave Turkey in 1913.