Why Did Erdogan Gift Revolvers to NATO Leaders?
President Erdogan gifted specially produced pistols to the leaders attending the NATO Summit held in Ankara. The gift box included a revolver with the leaders' names specially engraved on it, along with bullets. Additionally, no detail was overlooked as export documents were also provided so that the leaders could take the guns back to their countries.
The gift quickly became the talk of the town, sparking curiosity about why President Erdogan chose to give pistols as gifts. Social psychologist Britta Krahn, analyzing the pistol gift, noted that Erdogan was skillfully sending a message.
Erdogan's act of gifting specially made handguns to country leaders has garnered significant attention.
The country leaders who attended the NATO Summit held in Ankara, Turkey, left with a gift bestowed by President Erdogan. The presidents were presented with specially manufactured revolvers, engraved with their names, accompanied by bullets. The gift from President Erdogan attracted significant attention in both domestic and international press. Many of the country leaders expressed their intention to display this gun in a museum.
However, the gifted gun also brought along a slew of questions. Everyone was curious as to why Erdogan chose to gift a gun. This curiosity was addressed by social psychologist Britta Krahn, in an interview with DW Turkish.
Why did Erdogan give a gun as a gift?
According to social psychologist Britta Krahn, this is actually a display of power. Krahn, who refers to such gifts as 'provocative gifts', characterizes them as a 'power play that tests the boundaries of the other party.'
Krahn noted that President Erdogan wanted to use his advantageous position as the host of the NATO Summit in a conscious manner with a powerful symbol:
'In short, the recipient is pushed into a position where they can only respond with a weak diplomatic reaction, as expected.'
According to the analysis, the person giving the gift is testing how solid and powerful their position is in their relationship with the other party, how far they can go, and how the other party will react.
The social psychologist, emphasizing that this is a kind of 'testing of boundaries', also added that Erdogan sent this signal 'masterfully'.
Krahn stated, 'In the end, he conveyed a concrete message to his guests, 'I can do this (you can't) and no one can stop me''.
Keşfet ile ziyaret ettiğin tüm kategorileri tek akışta gör!
Test
Gündem
Magazin
Video
Send Comment