Balkar and Karachai nationalism is the national sentiment among the Balkars and Karachai. It generally manifests itself in:The movement for the recognition of the 1944 deportations as a genocide against the nation. The movement to separate Kabardino-Balkaria into Kabardin and Balkar administrative units Likewise, the movement to separate Karachay–Cherkessia into Karachay and Cherkess administrative units The movement to unify Karachai and Balkar units into a single republic The movement to unify the census categories of Karachai and Balkar into a single category Turkic nationalist flavor, and a strong affinity to the state of Turkey Mandate of Karachay-Balkar language as the official language Defense of Balkar grazing lands against Kabardin influence In some circles, Pan-Turkism