Say It With Pistols: Erdoğan Presents Brussels Chiefs with Firearms
Costa and von der Leyen are among the European leaders left holding ‘difficult gifts’—a high-end Turkish gun each (plus ammunition).
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Erdogan gifts revolvers to Nato leaders, prompting customs and security questions Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 19:36 The Turk
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