Canik Arms

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{{Short description|Turkish firearms manufacturer}}

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| name = Canik Arms A.Ş.

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| founded = 1998

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| hq_location_city = Istanbul

| hq_location_country = Turkey

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| parent = Samsun Yurt Savunma A.Ş.

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File:Canik-TP9-SFx.jpg

CANiK is a Turkish firearms manufacturer operating under the Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS) Company. It was established in 1998 as part of the Eastern Black Sea Arms Project.{{Cite web |title=CANiK - Saha Expo Defence & Aerospace Exhibition |url=https://www.sahaexpo.com/samsun-yurt-savunma-san.-ve-tic.a.s.-canik |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=sahaexpo.com}} The company's headquarters is located in Istanbul and its production facility is located in Samsun on the Black Sea coast. The arms are used in 69 countries by law enforcement, civilians and competition shooters. The company is known for its TP9 (Tactical Pistol 9 mm) series pistols.{{cite web|access-date=12 June 2022 |archive-date=4 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004212254/https://www.defenceturk.net/samsun-yurt-savunma-uretiminin-yuzde-95ini-68-ulkeye-ihrac-ediyor |date=4 October 2021 |first=Ahmet |language=tr |last=Alemdar |title=Samsun Yurt Savunma üretiminin yüzde 95'ini 68 ülkeye ihraç ediyor |url=https://www.defenceturk.net/samsun-yurt-savunma-uretiminin-yuzde-95ini-68-ulkeye-ihrac-ediyor |work=DefenceTurk}}{{cite web|archive-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612043918/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFqQ7qqzNV8 |title=SUPRESSOR & SILENCER QUALIFICATIONS |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFqQ7qqzNV8 |work=Canik Arms| date=8 November 2019 }}{{cite web|access-date=18 July 2022 |archive-date=23 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623081708/https://www.savunmahaber.com/samsun-yurt-savunma-sys-yonetim-kurulu-baskani-h-zafer-aral-soylesi-canik/ |date=4 June 2021 |language=tr |title=SYS Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı H. Zafer ARAL: "50 yıllık sanayicilik geçmişinin üzerine inşa ettiğimiz Samsun Yurt Savunma, yılda 400.000 adet tabanca üretebilen bir endüstri devi haline geldi." |url=https://www.savunmahaber.com/samsun-yurt-savunma-sys-yonetim-kurulu-baskani-h-zafer-aral-soylesi-canik/ |url-status=live |work=savunmahaber.com}}

As of 2021, the company is the 7th largest small arms producer in the world.{{cite web | url=https://www.samsunhaber.com/samsun-haber/dunyanin-en-buyuk-7-hafif-silah-ureticisi-canik-arms-bu-gurur-samsun-un-h65061.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408084702/https://www.samsunhaber.com/samsun-haber/dunyanin-en-buyuk-7-hafif-silah-ureticisi-canik-arms-bu-gurur-samsun-un-h65061.html | archive-date=8 April 2021 | title=Dünyanın en büyük 7. Hafif silah üreticisi Canik Arms! Bu gurur Samsun'un }}