To be fair, Germans like to deny a lot of history...
The Sofia Weekly: German scientists from the Eastern Europe Institute with the University of Berlin have sparked controversy in Bulgaria, claiming that the 5-century long Ottoman reign over the country was a sham. They say that 1 of the most horrendous acts in Bulgaria's history - the slaughter at Batak, has been a myth. They are planning a science conference on May 18 to announce their theory while the citizens of Batak are ready to stop them at any cost.
Nearly 5,000 people of the town of Batak including women and children were slaughtered, beheaded or burned alive by Ottoman irregulars who left piles of dead bodies around the town square and church in 1876, giving start of the April Uprising. American journalist Januarius McGahan, who 1st described the Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria had exaggerated in his reports, the two Germans claimed. Batak's Mayor Petar Paunov is outraged at the new allegations and say that they are a sacrilege and an insult to the memory of the people from the town.
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