Turkey's Erdogan gives NATO leaders revolver conundrum after summit

NATO leaders were handed engraved Turkish revolvers with live ammunition as parting gifts from President Erdoğan — Belgium’s prime minister was surprised to find one in his luggage.
Reactions varied: Belgium handed his to airport police, Britain’s Keir Starmer received a cleaning kit and 500 bullets, and Ursula von der Leyen plans to donate hers to a military museum.
The presents were also a showpiece for Turkey’s growing small-arms industry, which ranked as the world’s third-largest exporter of small arms from 2019–2024.