NATO leaders came to Turkey to discuss security. Erdogan gave them each an engraved revolver
Summary
NATO leaders met in Turkey to talk about security issues. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave each leader a special revolver as a gift to show Turkey’s growing arms industry, but many leaders could not keep the guns due to their countries’ laws and gave them to museums or police.Key Facts
- NATO leaders gathered in Ankara, Turkey for a security summit.
- President Erdogan gave each leader an engraved Magnum revolver with six bullets.
- The revolvers were made by Turkey’s state arms producer, MKE.
- Some leaders, like Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, left the guns with police due to strict gun laws.
- Others, like the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen, donated the revolvers to military museums.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer received a note waiving export restrictions but still chose to decommission his gun.
- Many revolvers were left at embassies or handed to airport or police authorities.
- The gift aimed to highlight Turkey’s defense industry growth.
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