Dotični spomenik izazvao je političke sporove nakon što je premijer Recep Tayyip Erdogan ranije u toku godine posjetio Kars i opisao taj spomenik kao "monstruozan" i pozvao na njegovo rušenje.
The monument in question spurred political controversy after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Kars earlier this year and described the monument as "monstrous" and called for it to be torn down.