When NATO leaders opened their gift boxes from the Turkish president and found a .357 Magnum revolver, some panicked and others laughed. But gifting heads of state lavish, personalised firearms is a tradition as old as Samuel Colt — and as recent as a Czech pistol presented to Trump in 2019.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered a pistol as a gift to each of his fellow leaders who attended this week's NATO summit in Ankara, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer…

Ein Gastgebergeschenk der besonderen Art: Der türkische Präsident hat beim NATO-Gipfel in Ankara offenbar allen teilnehmenden Staats- und Regierungschefs eine Pistole überreicht.

Ein Gastgebergeschenk der besonderen Art: Der türkische Präsident hat beim NATO-Gipfel in Ankara offenbar allen teilnehmenden Staats- und Regierungschefs eine Handfeuerwaffe…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented personalised engraved pistols to world leaders attending the Nato summit in Ankara, with each firearm accompanied by live…

ALBAWABA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gifts pistols, specifically revolvers, to NATO leaders during Ankara summit.According to soon-to-be-fo

Le présent du président turc, au-delà de la curieuse symbolique, pose des problèmes douaniers. Des dirigeants ont préféré laisser l’arme sur sol turc. Le premier ministre belge,…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan offered a pistol as a gift to each of his fellow leaders who attended this week’s NATO summit in the capital Ankara, leaders and media…

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...

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…

El presidente turco entregó armas personalizadas y los líderes se han dividido entre dejar el obsequio en Ankara o directamente cederla a museos militares.

Präsident Erdoğan verschenkte Revolver an seine Nato-Gäste, und viele wundern sich. Dabei muss eine kleine Handfeuerwaffe in der Geschichte der Staatspräsente noch als Glücksfall…

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.

After NATO leaders gathered in Ankara, their host, the Turkish president handed each an unusual parting gift: a vintage revolver, along with live ammunition.

Erdogan handed each Nato leader an unusual parting gift: a vintage revolver, along with live ammunition indicating it was not just for show, to showcase Turkey’s defence industry.

Erdogan handed each Nato leader an unusual parting gift: a vintage revolver, along with live ammunition indicating it was not just for show, to showcase Turkiye's defence industry.

The unusual item was a parting gift from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

OTTAWA - 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.

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.

Der türkische Präsident Erdogan hat auf dem Nato-Gipfel in Ankara allen Staatsgästen Revolver geschenkt. Aussergewöhnlich? Ach was, die Staatslenker dieser Welt lassen sich so…

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented engraved revolvers – with bullets – to his guests in Ankara, causing security concerns