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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gave German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other leaders an unusual gift at a NATO summit in Ankara, presenting them with pistols and a box of live ammunition. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Turkey's Erdogan gives Nato leaders revolver conundrum after summit <p>Belgium’s prime minister was a little surprised on landing back home from Wednesday’s <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2012684">North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) summit</a> in Turkey to find that he had a handgun and ammunition in his luggage.</p> <p>After Nato leaders gathered for Wednesday’s fractious <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2012842/nato-summit-to-affirm-ironclad-commitment-on-collective-defence">summit</a> in Ankara, their host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, handed each an unusual parting gift: a vintage revolver, along with live ammunition indicating it was not just for show.</p> <p>Erdogan wanted to showcase Turkey’s defence industry, which has become a key export and foreign policy tool.</p> <p>Images shared by the office of Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda showed what appeared to be the Gumusay .357 Magnum, a rare six-shooter produced by Turkish arms maker MKE in the 1990s.</p> <p>It was set in a wooden display box featuring Turkey’s flag and the Nato logo as well as a placard inscribed “Gumusay, the first revolver-type handgun produced in our country” in Turkish and En…

👀 Erdogan gave personalised revolvers to each of the leaders attending the Nato summit, along with live rounds of ammo The Turkish president supplied export papers for each of the guns, which were inscribed with the name of their recipients (!!)

NATO leaders leave summit with pistols after Erdogan hands them out as gifts https://www.europesays.com/us/924376/ ANKARA, Turkey — Air security authorities say not to travel without knowing what is in your bags. But…#us #news #usnews

Erdogan’s unusual NATO summit gift: a personalised revolver – and a message? – EUalive https://www.europesays.com/people/145349/ In a move that has quickly become the talk of diplomatic circles (and the internet), Turkish President Recep…

NATO leaders leave summit with pistols after Erdogan hands them out as gifts https://www.byteseu.com/2181253/ ANKARA, Turkey — Air security authorities say not to travel without knowing what is in your bags. But Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, upon return from this week’s NATO summit in …

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World leaders leaving the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, were sent on their way this week with a unique gift from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: revolvers and live ammunition, with each gun bearing the engraved name of its respective recipient. www.huffpost.com/entry/erdoga...

Turkey's Erdogan gives NATO leaders revolver conundrum after summit - Reuters What an unusual gift! I guess he was competing with the Colt 357 saying “MAKE MY DAY”! Clint Eastwood’s famous Dirty Harry line!

Erdogan gifts revolvers to Nato leaders, prompting customs and security questions <article data-history-node-id="443898" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/erdogans-revolver-gifts-nato-leaders-prompt-customs-and-security-questions" class="story default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/erdogans-revolver-gifts-nato-leaders-prompt-customs-and-security-questions" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Erdogan gifts revolvers to Nato leaders, prompting customs and security questions</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <div class="author"> Submitted by <span class="field field-uid"><a title="View user profile." href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/mee-staff" lang about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/mee-staff" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>MEE staff</a></span> on <span class="field field-created"><time datetime="2026-07-09T19:36:23+01:00" title="9 July 2026 19:36 BST">Thu, 07/09/2026 - 19:36</time> </span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-subhead">The Turkish president reportedl…

World leaders gifted vintage revolvers by Erdogan after NATO summit Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogansaid the gifts were intended as a showcase of his nation's defence industry.

Carney, other NATO leaders gifted personalized revolvers by Turkish president Prime Minister Mark Carney was gifted a personalized revolver and ammunition by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the conclusion of the NATO summit in Ankara.

Nato leaders surprised by Turkish president’s gift of guns after summit | Nato https://www.byteseu.com/2180604/ What does a world leader do with a gun and six bullets? That was the conundrum Nato leaders faced after the Turkish president offered them each a revolver after the Ankara summit. …

My first thought - you sure it wasn't just 1 bullet. It wasn't 😶 then I read it had their names engraved on it, so..... Turkey's Erdogan gives NATO leaders revolver conundrum after summit | Reuters share.google/ZjI8MLp0NzUJ...

Erdogan presents NATO leaders with revolvers https://www.europesays.com/dk/126610/ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has marked the 36th NATO summit in Ankara by presenting each attending leader…

NATO leaders each received an engraved pistol from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following the closure of the summit in Ankara. Prime Minister Mark Carney is one of several world leaders opting to decommission the gift. Sources: Reuters, CBC #NATO

Turkish president gives Nato leaders engraved guns and bullets at summit <p>Keir Starmer revealed Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s strange choice of gift on the flight back from Ankara</p><p>What does a world leader do with a gun and six bullets? That was the conundrum Nato leaders faced after the Turkish president offered them each a revolver after the Ankara summit.</p><p>Keir Starmer was the first to mention the highly unusual gift presented by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to his guests. On the flight back from Ankara, where Nato leaders had gathered for two days, the British prime minister said he and others had received a revolver engraved with their name.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/09/turkish-president-gives-nato-leaders-engraved-guns-and-bullets-at-summit">Continue reading...</a>

The unusual summit gift from Erdoğan seems less unusual once you consider that his family comes from the Black Sea region, where practically every household has a gun -- and that for the Turks, one of the main objects of the summit was to portray and sell Turkish weapons. eualive.net/erdogans-unu...

Does this feel right? "World leaders leaving the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, were sent on their way this week with a unique gift from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: revolvers and live ammunition, with each gun bearing the engraved name of its respective recipient."

Turkey’s Erdogan gives NATO leaders handgun conundrum after summit https://www.europesays.com/people/145765/ Belgium’s prime minister was a little surprised on landing back home from ​Wednesday’s NATO summit in Turkey to…

Erdogan gives every Nato leader personalised gun as… https://www.europesays.com/people/145605/ Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan gifted world leaders personalised revolvers with live ammunition after hosting the Nato summit…

Turkey's President and NATO Summit host Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave fellow alliance leaders each a surprise gift: A handgun with their name engraved on it, with a box of ammo. I asked Canada's government what Mark Carney planned to do with his.

Turkish president gives Nato leaders engraved guns and bullets at summit | Nato https://www.europesays.com/people/145934/ What does a world leader do with a gun and six bullets? That was the conundrum Nato leaders…

Erdogan's Unusual Gift: NATO Leaders Receive Engraved Revolvers During the recent NATO summit held in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented each attending leader with a unique gift: an… #Akerix #AI #Erdogan #NATO https://akerix.com/article/nato-leaders-erdogan-gift 📷 La Stampa

Türkiye gifts books, guns to NATO leaders A pistol with the name of the recipient engraved on its barrel and a leather-bound book were among the gifts handed to each head of state and government who attended the NATO summi...

Erdogan gifts NATO leaders engraved revolvers with live ammunition NATO’s leaders left the Ankara summit with guns and live ammunition gifted to them by Turkiye’s President.

Hmmmm… I wonder what Erdogan was thinking ? After NATO leaders gathered ​for Wednesday's fractious summit in Ankara, their host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, handed each an unusual parting gift: ‌a vintage revolver, along with live ammunition indicating it was not just for show.

Turkey's Erdogan gives NATO leaders revolver conundrum after summit <p>MADRID, July 9 (Reuters) - Belgium's prime minister was a little surprised on landing back home from Wednesday's NATO summit in Turkey to find that he had a handgun and ammunition in his luggage.</p><p>After NATO leaders gathered for Wednesday's fractious summit in Ankara, their host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, handed each an unusual parting gift: a vintage revolver, along with live ammunition indicating it was not just for show.</p><p>Erdogan wanted to showcase Turkey's defence industry, which has become a key export and foreign policy tool. </p>

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Erdoğan’s farewell pistols for EU chiefs raise eyebrows after NATO summit https://www.europesays.com/people/145630/ Top European leaders attending the NATO summit held in Ankara on July 7–8 were presented with engraved pistols…

[1/3] 2026-07-09 12:37:56 - [NATO summit ends, Turkish president gives gun as farewell] The NATO summit held in Ankara, the capital of Türkiye, ended on the 8th. Turkish President Erdogan gave the leaders a "special" gift: a revolver engraved with their names and a box of ammunition.

Turkey: Erdogan gives NATO leaders pistols with ammunition after summit NATO leaders received a vintage revolver, along with a box of ammunition, from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after Wednesday's summit in Ankara.

NATO Summit Erdoğan gives Merz a revolver to say goodbye What could be a suitable gift for NATO summit participants? Host Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has apparently thought about it and equipped his guests with a revolver - including name engraving and ammunition.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan surprised guests at the NATO summit with an unusual gift: personalized revolvers. The weapons were engraved with their names and delivered with ammunition and an export permit signed by Erdogan. Did he want their help to arrest and shoot even more protesters? 🤔

Erdogan’s unusual NATO summit gift: a personalised revolver - and a message? eualive.net/erdogans-unu... Is personal protection the right answer in a world of carefully worded joint statements and shifting alliances?

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