Turkey’s Erdogan gives NATO leaders revolver conundrum after summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented each NATO leader attending a summit in Ankara with a vintage Gumusay .357 Magnum revolver produced by Turkish arms maker MKE, complete with live ammunition and display boxes featuring Turkey's flag and NATO logo. The unusual gifts, intended to showcase Turkey's defense industry, created logistical complications for recipients including Belgium's Bart De Wever, who surrendered his to airport police, and Britain's Keir Starmer, who received 500 bullets with his. Turkey ranks as the world's third-largest small arms exporter, with $3 billion in sales between 2019 and 2024.