After a NATO summit focused on Iran, Ukraine and ties with Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan surprised leaders with an unusual gift: engraved vintage revolvers with live ammunition.…

At the NATO summit in Turkiye, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave visiting leaders engraved revolvers and ammunition. The unusual gift highlighted Turkiye's defence push but ran into strict gun laws, forcing decommissioning, police handovers and museum donations.

Western leaders came to Turkey to discuss security in an increasingly perilous world. Their host gave them guns as gifts, putting some in an awkward spot.