NATO leaders came to Turkey to discuss security. Erdogan gave them each an engraved revolver
At a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented each attending Western leader with an engraved revolver and six rounds of ammunition. The gift, intended to showcase Turkey's expanding defense industry, proved problematic for many leaders due to their countries' strict gun laws.
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Open questions and key claims
The revolvers were engraved with the recipient's name.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated his gift of maple syrup "kind of undermatched" the revolver and that the firearm was in police possession.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gifted Nato leaders revolvers with live ammunition after the Ankara summit.
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever handed his gifted revolver to airport police for secure storage.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gifted engraved revolvers with ammunition to NATO leaders attending a summit in Turkey.
Some leaders were unable to keep the revolvers due to gun laws in their home countries.
Sir Keir Starmer was given a personalised revolver with live ammunition by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The firearm was engraved with the prime minister's name.
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