10.07.2026 07:30
President Erdoğan's custom-made revolver with engraved names, gifted to leaders after the NATO Summit, was shown to journalists by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini. In footage taken on the official aircraft, Pellegrini is seen opening the wooden case and presenting Erdoğan's gift.
The custom-made revolvers with engraved names that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gifted to leaders after the 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Ankara continue to be discussed in Europe.
This time, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini showed the custom-made revolver gifted to him by President Erdoğan to journalists on his official plane upon returning from the summit.
TOOK IT OUT OF THE WOODEN BOX
In the shared footage, Pellegrini is seen opening the wooden box, presenting the revolver to journalists, examining it in his hand, and also showing the engraved nameplate inside the box.
It was stated that the revolver Erdoğan gifted to the leaders is the Gümüşay .357 Magnum model, produced by the Machinery and Chemical Industry (MKE) in the 1990s. The gift, presented in a wooden box, features the logos of Turkey and NATO, along with the phrase "First revolver type pistol produced in our country" in Turkish and English.
CONTINUES TO BE ON THE AGENDA IN EUROPE
The custom-made revolvers Erdoğan gave to leaders at the NATO Summit had previously stirred wide debate in Europe. While some leaders kept the gift, in some countries the fate of the revolvers became a topic of public discussion.