Carney’s NATO gun gift turned over to RCMP
Global Affairs Canada said the RCMP will decommission the name-engraved weapon, and the ammunition stayed in Türkiye.
- Global Affairs Canada confirmed the personalized, engraved pistol gifted to Prime Minister Mark Carney by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit was transferred to the RCMP for decommissioning, with ammunition left in Turkey.
- During the summit in Ankara, Erdogan presented every NATO leader with an identical, personalized, engraved firearm; the Prime Minister's Office confirmed this widespread distribution demonstrates the diplomatic scale of the gesture.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer noted he left his gifted firearm in Turkey, explaining that importing the weapon remained illegal despite a letter from Erdogan lifting export controls.
- Officials are considering a museum as a potential home for the decommissioned diplomatic artifact, ensuring compliance with Canadian laws and government policies.
- Carney continues his diplomatic engagements in Jeddah today for the Saudi Arabia-Canada Investment Forum and a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following the NATO summit.
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‘It’s not what I expected…’: Carney’s hilarious reaction to Erdogan’s vintage pistol gift at Ankara
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had a hilarious reaction after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan surprised NATO leaders with personalized vintage revolvers during the Ankara summit. Joking that his gift of Canadian maple syrup "kind of undermatched" the engraved pistol, Carney said it was "not what I expected" as leaders figured out what to do with the unusual diplomatic gifts. The revolvers, intended to showcase Türkiye's defense indus…
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Carney says revolvers gifted to NATO leaders by Turkish president were unexpected
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said the personalized revolver and ammunition gifted to him by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the conclusion of the NATO summit in Ankara was not something he expected.
Engraved Pistol Gifted to Carney by Turkish President at NATO Summit to Be Decommissioned by RCMP
Prime Minister Mark Carney has handed over the engraved pistol that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gave him at the NATO summit this week to the RCMP for decommissioning, the government says. Carney, along with other world leaders, was presented a gun bearing his name, along with live ammunition, as he left the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8. The Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed that all NATO leaders received personalized p…
Prime Minister Mark Carney received a personalized pistol and ammunition from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit.
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