# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DakhPRADIm3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67746405-cgtneurope-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/18780fb63e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T11:34:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

European leaders attending the NATO summit in Ankara were presented with engraved pistols, live ammunition and cleaning kits as part of a farewell gift from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.⁣
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The gifts were given to figures including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. ⁣
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Erdogan reportedly waived export controls on the firearms, but Starmer’s revolver remains in Türkiye because importing a live firearm into the UK is illegal.⁣
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#NATO #Turkey #Erdogan #KeirStarmer #UrsulaVonDerLeyen

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## Tags

turkey, keirstarmer, erdogan, ursulavonderleyen, nato

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