Turkey's Erdogan gifted NATO leaders an engraved revolver each
Summary
At a NATO summit in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave each Western leader a revolver with six bullets as a gift to highlight Turkey’s defense industry. Many leaders could not keep the guns because of their countries’ laws, so they left them behind or donated them to museums.Key Facts
- The NATO summit took place in Ankara, Turkey, in July 2026.
- President Erdogan gave a Gumusay .357 Magnum revolver to each NATO leader.
- The revolver is a Turkish-made six-shot gun produced by the state arms firm MKE.
- Leaders from Canada, Hungary, Britain, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Greece, and Croatia received the revolvers.
- Due to legal restrictions, many leaders left the guns behind or handed them to police or museums.
- The gift was meant to show Turkey’s growing ability to produce weapons and advanced military technology.
- Turkey is moving from importing weapons to making drones, warships, and developing a fighter jet.
- Gun violence is a serious problem in Turkey, with over 2,700 violent armed incidents reported last year.
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