Ulf Kristersson will receive the gift, his press secretary Hanna Strömberg told Expressen.
"But it will come to Sweden in an orderly manner," she wrote in a text message to the newspaper.
"It will not be taken to Sweden until all permits and papers are in order," she wrote further.
Box of ammunition
According to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the gift also included a box of ammunition. However, he says he cannot take the gift home due to the UK's strict gun laws. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten also left their revolvers behind in Ankara.
Some leaders only discovered their gift much later. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever “only learned of the exact nature of the gift” after landing in Belgium, according to AFP.
"The prime minister was surprised and immediately handed it over to the airport police so that it could be kept in a secure locker and the matter handled in accordance with applicable procedures," an official said on Thursday.
Donated to military museum
De Wever's security team also handled the revolvers that were handed over to EU leaders in Brussels, Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa. Ursula von der Leyen "expressed her gratitude" to Erdogan for the gift, according to her spokesperson, who added that it will be decommissioned and donated to a military museum.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney brought his revolver with him but left the ammunition in Turkey, according to Canadian officials who do not explain why.
Many have asked themselves: Why a gift like this? Although it is very common for leaders to exchange gifts during meetings, such exchanges rarely require this type of precaution. The Turkish presidential office has not responded to requests for comment, according to AFP.
