Erdogan gave a gift at the NATO conference. Most of the guests did not take it

There are no details about the type of gun, but it was accompanied by an official export permit that allows the leaders of the countries to leave Turkey with it. Despite the letter, British media reported that Prime Minister Keir Starmer left his gift at the British Embassy in Ankara. Strummer is the one who revealed the gift in a conversation with reporters during his flight back to London. He explained that he did not want to violate British arms import laws, so he left the case in Turkey.

The entourage of German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz informed the media that he also received a personally dedicated gun, and he also left it in Turkey. “The gun was delivered to the embassy so that it could go through a formal import procedure and then be included in the collection of official gifts.” In Britain it was reported that the gun must undergo physical neutralization, which would prevent it from being defined as a live weapon, before it could be imported into the country.

Not only 31 NATO leaders received guns, but also other senior officials who participated in the discussions, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as well as European Council President Antonio Costa, according to reports on the continent. Costa’s security team took the gun for inspection. The European Union,” the European “Politico” website was told. The website estimated that the value of the gun places it outside the range of gifts allowed to be kept by leaders.