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.
Spomenik je podstakao političku kontroverzu nakon što je premijer Redžep Tajip Erdogan posetio Kars ranije ove godine i opisao spomenik kao „monstruozan" i pozvao da se on sruši.