Erdogan gives NATO leaders vintage revolvers with live ammo after Ankara summitAnkara summit
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan handed vintage revolvers with live ammunition to NATO leaders including Keir Starmer and Mark Carney after a summit in Ankara on July 8, 2026.
The unusual diplomatic gifts, accompanied by unusual protocol headaches for security teams, mark a rare instance of a host nation giving functional weapons as parting gifts to global leaders.
- Turkey's small arms exports reached $3 billion between 2019 and 2024.
- The revolver brand Gumusay is a traditional Turkish manufacturer of firearms.
- NATO summits typically focus on defense spending and security challenges like military rearmament.
