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PM Carney gifted pistol by Turkey's president at NATO

  • Kyle Duggan

  • Canadian Press

  • July 9, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney participates in a welcome ceremony with Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud after arriving In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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 that the ammunition was left in Turkey.

The government will look for a home for the gift, potentially a museum.

Carney is in Jeddah today to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at his palace, but reporters travelling with the prime minister are not allowed to watch them meet.

Carney will take part in a signing ceremony at the Saudi Arabia-Canada Investment Forum and is later scheduled to speak with reporters.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 9, 2026.