Turkish and Armenian historians have given widely differing accounts of what happened in 1915.
Turkish historians and sociologists call this belief "the Sevres syndrome."
Turkish historians tend to stress the antiquity of the crescent (not star-and-crescent) symbol among the early Turkic states in Asia.
As such, it is considered among Turkish historians as the beginning of the Battle of Marash.
Turkish historians were divided over the remarks.
Mehmet Bora Perinçek is a Turkish historian, political scientist, and professor.
However, no evidence has been discovered that the Huns ever created permanent settlements in the area, as some Turkish historians claim.
Only recently, as Turkey moves to join the European Union, have some Turkish historians begun to question the official story.
Doğan Kuban (born 1926) is a Turkish architectural historian.
For Turkish historians, supporting the national republican myth is essential to preserving Turkish national unity.