Current issue, No. 16September - October - November - December 2026
BULLETIN
- No. 2 to No. 16
- 51 articles51
No. 8, January-February- March-April 2024 (continued)
CANiK Displays Its Power on the Global Stage
CANiK, along with its parent group Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS), has garnered significant attention for its innovation it brought to defense and security technologies, by participating in six different fairs in the last quarter of the year from the USA to Africa, from the Far East to Europe.

No. 7, Sep-Oct-Nov-Dec 2023
CANiK Takes Over Industry Choice Awards with SFx RIVAL-S and METE MC9
CANiK has received two more awards this year from Industry Choice Awards, one of the most prestigious events in the firearms sector, with two recent additions to its arsenal: SFx RIVAL-S won the Handgun of the Year award, while METE MC9 received the Concealed Carry Pistol of the Year award.

UNIDEF Starts Production of Its Indigenous Weapon Mounts for the CH-47 Chinook Platform
UNIDEF, a company that designs and produces weapon mounts for land, air, and sea platforms in line with user demands, has become a leading player in the sector with the indigenous weapon mount which is designed for CH-47 Chinook helicopters that provides advantages in both time and cost.

CANiK became the Gun of Choice for Indonesian National Police
CANiK, one of the world's leading firearms manufacturers, has won one of the most significant contracts from the Indonesian National Police, the police force of one of Southeast Asia's largest countries.

The Success of the CANiK Ecosystem Relies on Protecting the Brands
Gençay Gençer, Business Development and Corporate Communication Manager of SYS, highlighted that the key to success in the sector is branding and protecting the brand, saying, “If you invest in the brand and protect it, the brand will protect you in times of crisis.”

No. 6, May-June-July-August 2023
UNIDEF's Modular Weaponized Trailer Commences Tests Abroad, First Destination West Africa
UNIDEF's innovative development Modular Weaponized Trailer (MWT) performed field tests in a West African country between 13-22 February.

CANiK Informed Its Women Employees Against Disasters as a Part of Its International Women’s Day Activities
CANiK, which plans events that will make a difference with the joint work of the Human Resources and Corporate Communications Departments, went through a drastic change shifting its plans for the 8 March International Women’s Day; due to the major earthquake disaster in Türkiye.

CANiK Supports Its Products with Its “User-Oriented After Sales Logistics Support” Perspective
ILS deals with all the processes throughout a product's lifecycle, from the idea phase to the end of the service. These processes may be listed as design, development, testing, production, entering service, training, active service, maintenance, modernization, and end of the service.

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CANiK Showcased Its 30x113 mm Cannon at SAHA EXPO 2022 for the First Time
CANiK, a leading arms manufacturer around the world and a subsidiary of Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS), showcased its newest products and accessories for the first time, including a medium caliber 30x113 mm cannon at SAHA EXPO 2022 fair, which was held between 25-28 October in Istanbul.

No. 4, Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 2022
CANiK's Nonstop Export Growth
Raising its export targets every year, Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS) successfully continues to represent Türkiye in the world's largest and most important defense fairs with its CANiK brand.

Unidef Completed a Project to Integrate Weapons to VIP Protection Vehicles for an EU Country
Unidef added Czechia to its clients regarding its weapon integration solutions for VIP protection vehicles.

UNIROBOTICS Works on Weapon System Solutions to Support the Operators
UNIROBOTICS is working on technologies that will enable operators to use weapon systems more effectively with solutions such Gun Mount with Active Stabilizer, Remote Controlled Stabilized Weapon Station, Buffered Cradle System and Smart Weapon (IoT Weapons).

Passing Qualification Tests Successfully, CANiK M2 QCB Starts Mass Production
The qualification phase of the 12.7 mm Machine Gun for Platforms Project was completed, and mass production of the gun has begun. The Project was initiated by the Defence Industry Agency (SSB) and carried out by Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS).

CANiK M2 QCB Receives Great Interest at SEDEC 2022
CANiK, which scheduled 26 fairs around the world this year, came together with decision makers and end users from 39 countries at SEDEC 2022 held in Ankara on June 28-30. CANiK officials also held a total of 45 B2B meetings in 3 days.

SYS Takes Stage at Eurosatory with CANiK M2 QCB
Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS) took the stage with CANiK M2 QCB at Eurosatory 2022, one of the biggest defense industry fairs in Europe. While CANiK M2 QCB debuted at Eurosatory, it was its second time on the European stage after IDEF.

Annual CANiK Summer Fest 2022
We held our first Annual CANiK Summer Fest in Samsun on Sunday, 19 June 2022, bringing us together with our employees and their families. Our managers, including H. Zafer Aral, our Chairman of the Board, and their families also took part in the festivities.

CANiK SFX RIVAL Again Joined in the Award-Winning Pistols of SYS in the USA
With CANiK brand products, Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS), now the 3rd largest company exporting firearms to the USA by volume, achieved to receive its 4th award in The Industry Choice Awards (ICA).

CANiK Exports to 69 Countries, Iraq Being the Last
CANiK M2 QCB 12.7 mm heavy machine gun developed by Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS) under the CANiK brand entered the inventory of Iraqi Central Government institutions in May 2022. Therefore, Iraq became the 69th country in the world to prefer CANiK brand.

No. 3, May - June - July - August 2022
SYS Enjoyed Export Success with Its CANiK M2 QCB in SHOT Show
Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS) and its world-famous firearms brand CANiK attended the SHOT Show, an American firearm-oriented expo held between 18-21 January this year, and the company enjoyed a great deal of attention.

We are Working for Maximizing Efficiency in R&D
As Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS) and CANiK, we continue the robotic system integration into our products, and we incorporate our new design fixtures in production maximizing efficiency in R&D.











