Turkey is now the third-largest exporter of small arms globally, a fact that gives Erdogan's gift of engraved pistols to NATO leaders a clear marketing dimension.
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Tommy recounts the story with barely suppressed delight: Slovakia's president opened a box on camera to reveal an engraved pistol and note, next to six live bullets. The gift came from Turkey, now the world's third-largest exporter of small arms — making the gesture as much product placement as diplomatic communication. Ben notes that the inclusion of live ammunition is what makes it truly extraordinary: you could immediately shoot someone with it. European leaders scrambled to deal with strict domestic gun laws; Belgium's PM had to surrender his to police, Ursula von der Leyen donated hers to a military museum, others decommissioned theirs at Turkish embassies. Canada's Carney brought the revolver home but inexplicably left the bullets in Turkey. Ben reminisces about the Turkish Olympic shooter who went viral for holding his pistol sideways like a gangster — and suggests that's probably what Erdogan was trying to evoke.
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