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Erdogan's unusual gift and did Rama take it to Albania (what did other NATO leaders do)

2026-07-09 16:07:47Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Erdogan's unusual gift and did Rama take it to Albania (what did other NATO

After NATO leaders gathered for Wednesday's summit in Ankara, the host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gave them an unusual parting gift: custom-made revolvers, along with live ammunition that showed the firearms were not merely decorative.

The diplomatic gift reflected Erdogan's broader push to showcase Turkey's domestic defense industry, which the country has increasingly used as a tool of exports and foreign policy.

Images shared by the office of Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda with Reuters show a Gumusay . 357 Magnum revolver, a rare six-shot revolver produced by Turkish arms manufacturer MKE in the 1990s that is currently out of production.

The revolvers were placed inside a wooden display case featuring the Turkish flag and the NATO logo, as well as a banner reading "Gumusay, the first revolver-type pistol produced in our country" in both Turkish and English.

Not all leaders were immediately aware of the exact nature of the gift. The office of Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever told Reuters that he was surprised to learn it was a gun upon arrival in Brussels and immediately handed it over to airport police to secure in a safe.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever handed his over to Brussels airport police to secure in a safe.

A spokesman for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said all leaders had been given the same model, engraved with their names.

The offices of the Dutch and Swedish prime ministers said their revolvers had been taken to their respective embassies in Ankara. The Dutch revolver was to be deactivated, while the Swedish one was awaiting import documents.

The gun given to British Keir Starmer came with a cleaning kit and 500 rounds of ammunition, a Downing Street source said.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's revolver was already stored at the government headquarters, Palazzo Chigi, along with other state gifts.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen intended to donate hers to a military museum.

It is not known whether Prime Minister Rama also took this revolver to Albania.


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