Allies are surrendering, decommissioning or formally registering the engraved Gümüşay .357 Magnum revolvers and the six live rounds that Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented at the NATO summit, triggering security checks and legal reviews.Several governments reported different outcomes for the gifts: Friedrich Merz placed his revolver with the German Embassy, Pedro Sánchez transferred his to Spain’s Interior Ministry for deactivation, Keir Starmer left his in Turkey for deactivation, and Kyriakos Mitsotakis donated his to the Athens War Museum.The revolvers were made by state arms manufacturer
MKE, arrived in wooden display boxes with a signed copy of
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s biography, and critics say the package served both as a diplomatic tradition and a promotional push for Turkey’s defense industry.