PM Carney is gifted a pistol by Turkey's president at NATO

PM Carney gifted pistol by Turkey’s president at NATO

JEDDAH — Prime Minister Mark Carney was gifted a personalized pistol and ammunition by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit. Erdogan, who hosted this year’s summit in Ankara, gifted every NATO leader a name-engraved firearm. Global Affairs Canada says the RCMP is having the weapon decommissioned so it no longer fires and [] The post PM Carney gifted pistol by Turkey’s president at NATO appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Trump Puts Turkey at Center of NATO Summit

President Donald Trump’s decision to attend next week’s NATO summit in Turkey underscores Ankara’s growing importance within the alliance, even as long-standing disagreements over Russia, defense policy, and democracy remain unresolved. Trump has repeatedly emphasized that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s personal invitation was the deciding factor in his attendance at the summit in Ankara. []...Click to read more

Trump seeks to enforce spending promises at NATO summit

US President Donald Trump heads to Ankara, Turkey, on Monday evening for the annual NATO summit. Last year, he pushed alliance allies to spend more on defense. This year, his mission is to try to enforce those pledges. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren) #trump #nato #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Trump should never trust Erdogan again

As President Donald Trump arrives in Ankara for the NATO summit, Turkey is once again presenting itself as an indispensable ally deserving of Washington’s trust. The timing is no accident. Reports that the administration may ease sanctions, reopen defense cooperation, and explore a path for Turkey’s return to advanced U.S. weapons programs have created new []

Trump won spending promises from NATO last year. This week, he'll try to enforce them

President Donald Trump is heading to Ankara, Turkey, for the annual NATO summit. Last year, he pushed NATO allies to spend more on defense. This year, his mission is to try to enforce those pledges.

Mistaking an Army for a Creed: NATO, Trump, and the Future of Liberal Internationalism

The NATO Ankara summit is a eulogy for one model of liberal internationalism. It should become the cradle of a better one. Donald Trump went to Ankara this week and asked the allies for loyalty. He said it beside Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom he had praised for his loyalty in the war on Iran, and [] The post Mistaking an Army for a Creed: NATO, Trump, and the Future of Liberal Internationalism appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

[Video] NOW - Trump praises Turkey, calling them "a great ally,"

NOW - Trump praises Turkey, calling them a great ally, that has helped U.S. to try and end the war with Iran, or whatever you call it, it's not even a war, it's a military operation. It's a denuclearization.@disclosetv

Turkiye Helps Secure the NATO Loose Cannon

Why the NATO summit in Ankara can be considered a success.

Week Ender: Why Europe can’t avoid Erdogan

This week, NATO leaders gathered in Ankara — giving President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a powerful stage at a moment when Turkey’s strategic value to Europe is rising. Sarah Wheaton speaks to Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, about Erdoğan’s moment at this week’s NATO summit, Turkey’s complicated relationship with Europe and the United []

[Ozgur Ozel] The Turkey NATO needs

When NATO leaders arrived in Ankara for their annual summit this week, they would be meeting in a country whose strategic importance is unquestioned, but whose democratic foundations are fracturing. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has governed Turkey for more than two decades — longer than any elected leader in the history of the Turkish Republic. Today, Turkey stands at an inflection point. Given the country’s increasingly centralized and personalistic rule since 2003, the question is no longer whether ch

Guns for NATO leaders, Erdogan’s gift to summit attendees

ALBAWABA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gifts pistols, specifically revolvers, to NATO leaders during Ankara summit...

Trump set to challenge NATO allies over defence and Iran

US President Donald Trump is in Turkey for the NATO Summit, where discussions are expected to focus on defence spending and the Russia-Ukraine war. The US President is also likely to voice his frustrations at European allies for failing to back America during its war with Iran. He kicked off the NATO summit with a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Erdogan.

Turkey’s Key Role in NATO Is No Contradiction

Turkey, which hosts this week’s NATO summit, has the alliance’s second-largest army. Its strategic role in a US-dominated world order has long outweighed any concerns about its lack of democratic standards.

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JUST IN: Turkish President Erdogan gifts personalized engraved revolvers with live ammunition to NATO leaders.@BRICSNews

Carney joins Starmer in giving up pistol gifted at NATO summit

Prime Minister Mark Carney turned over a personalized pistol presented by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the RCMP after receiving the gift during this week’s NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye.

Why the NATO Summit in Ankara Matters to the US

President Donald Trump is in Turkey this week to meet with heads of state representing our allies from across the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In the wake of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s announcement of a six-month review of U.S. force allocations to the European theater entitled “NATO 3.0,” leaders from across NATO are...

Trump Praises Turkey’s Erdogan For His Friendship, Highlighting Frustration With Allies

WASHINGTON — The only reason President Donald Trump is in Ankara, Turkey, for the NATO summit is his friendship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. That’s according to the president himself, who told reporters ahead of his visit, “If the summit was not taking place in Türkiye, I don’t think I would have gone to ...

NATO diplomats stress importance of ‘unity, solidarity’ ahead of Ankara summit

Foreign mission representatives of NATO member countries in Ankara also highlight Türkiye’s importance in alliance

Trump praises Erdogan as 'very good ally,' signals openness to Turkey F-35 sale

At NATO summit in Ankara, U.S. president praises Turkish leader as a 'very good ally' and says Turkey stayed out of Iran war. Trump also announces move to rescind Syria's terror designation, while Erdogan says Israeli opposition to F-35 sale 'has no place in my world'

Turkey sees its status in NATO rise, thanks to its weapons factories and Trump

A friendship between presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and a need for weapons production, has changed how other NATO countries treat Turkey.

Newly released footage shows revolver gifted by Erdogan to NATO leaders

Images shared by the Lithuanian Presidency show a revolver given by Turkey's Erdogan to every NATO leader as a parting gift after the summit in Ankara. Each leader received a box containing a revolver engraved with their name, six bullets and a note exempting the weapons from export control.

Full Donald Trump NATO press conference: President addresses Iran war, tariffs and AI

President Donald Trump spoke at the annual NATO Summit on July 8, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. Leaders from NATO's 32 countries, plus NATO allies like Ukraine, gathered in the Turkish capital to discuss a range of issues involving spending targets, defense industrial production, and support for Ukraine, among other topics.

Turkish delight: Trump revels in Erdogan's lavish welcome

From Ottoman warriors in suits of armour to a marble palace and fighter jets, US President Donald Trump got the kind of welcome he loves in Turkey on Tuesday.World leaders seeking to woo the unpredictable Trump have learned that nothing impresses the 80-year-old more than an arrival fit for a king.And Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan knows it better than most.The two ageing leaders share a taste for both lavish presidential architecture and an autocratic style of government, and their bromance was on full display when Trump arrived in Ankara for a NATO summit.

Turkish defense industry should be model for allies: US NATO envoy

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said Türkiye’s defense industry should serve as a model for allied countries ahead of next week’s NATO summit in Ankara. Speaking to Fox N...

Iran War Looms Over NATO Summit

President Trump heads to Turkey this week, where NATO leaders will hold a crucial meeting. Bloomberg News Middle Easter Reporter Dan Williams joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend and explains that the NATO summit will focus on defense spending and support for Ukraine, but will also be shaped by the aftermath of the US-Iran conflict and questions about Washington's long-term commitment to the alliance. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nato leaders discussed security in Turkiye, got revolvers as return gift

Nato leaders discussed security in Turkiye, got revolvers as return gift

Ankara prepares to host Nato leaders summit

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Turkey's Erdogan gifts pistols to NATO leaders

After NATO leaders gathered for the summit in Ankara, their host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, handed each an unusual parting gift: a vintage revolver — along with live ammunition — indicating it was not just for show. #erdogan #turkey #NATO #ankara #NATOsummit

Erdoğan tramples on EU values, and von der Leyen thanks him

Ursula von der Leyen ‘thanked’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for giving her a revolver — as he did with all the other leaders — at the end of the NATO summit in Ankara. Not an antique revolver that might recall the struggle for independence, still a weapon, an inherently troubling object, but one that may []

Trump Meets With Turkish President Erdogan; High-Rise Building Under Construction in NYC Deemed Unstable

President Donald Trump is in Turkey on Tuesday for a two-day NATO summit. The trip kicked off with a meeting with Turkey’s President Erdogan. Plus, NTD has Trump’s comments on the Russia–Ukraine war. More democratic lawmakers are calling on Graham Platner to drop out of the Maine Senate race. NTD has the latest details. Bricks []

Turkey eyes F110 fighter jet engines

ISTANBUL: US President Donald Trump’s visit to Ankara for the NATO summit could help secure Turkey’s acquisition of dozens of fighter jet engines, but won’t resolve the F-35 disput...

Stop Mourning the Old NATO. Build the New One.

Turkey prepares for the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 7 and 8. —Omer Taha Cetin-Anadolu via Getty Images Is Europe capable of securing itself? That is the singular question NATO leaders gathering in Ankara, the Turkish capital, for a crucial summit on July 7 and 8, will have to confront. President Donald Trump []

Turkey's president gifted Carney a revolver at NATO summit. Carney gave him maple syrup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gave every NATO leader a .357 magnum revolver at the end of the summit in Ankara — a gift Prime Minister Mark Carney says was not what I expected.