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).
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). According to the results announced in June, the company’s CANiK SFx RIVAL competition pistol was awarded as the Handgun of the Year 2022 thus joining the ranks of other CANiK brand pistols to receive this prestigious award.
SYS had won the same award as Handgun of the Year award with CANiK TP9 SFx in 2017, with CANiK TP9 ELITE COMBAT in 2019 and with CANiK TP9 ELITE SC in 2020. Thus, CANiK brand pistols broke another record by winning this award for the 4th time in the last 6 years.
C. Utku Aral, General Manager of SYS has shared the following regarding the award: “Our CANiK brand proves its quality by receiving the prestigious awards and thus increases its brand recognition as it grows from Turkish market to global markets. With our products, a reflection of our solid historical background and innovative outlook, we provide an impeccable value to both our company and the Turkish defense industry. Our products offer superior shooting experience thanks to a long design process from our subject- matter expert staff. We consider this prestigious award we received in the USA as a representation of the success we achieved in the toughest firearms market in the world. With this award, we will increase our share in the American market and continue to promote our latest and greatest results we achieve in R&D and innovation in worldwide.”
ICA is an event that evaluates firearms, their accessories, and munitions, held in the largest firearms market in the world, the USA. This organization does not accept any members or sponsors, and usually evaluates the pistols strictly confidential. The jury purchases the firearm or accessory to be evaluated from a store, meticulously examines, and announces the results.
The jury, whose members consists of military and law enforcement along with the civilian users from gun shops, involve performance of the product, distributor satisfaction, and after-sales support in its evaluation and assessment. In this regard, only the best ones with every detail could be the winners in this objective and unbiased competition.
SYS had won the same award as Handgun of the Year award with CANiK TP9 SFx in 2017, with CANiK TP9 ELITE COMBAT in 2019 and with CANiK TP9 ELITE SC in 2020. Thus, CANiK brand pistols broke another record by winning this award for the 4th time in the last 6 years.
C. Utku Aral, General Manager of SYS has shared the following regarding the award: “Our CANiK brand proves its quality by receiving the prestigious awards and thus increases its brand recognition as it grows from Turkish market to global markets. With our products, a reflection of our solid historical background and innovative outlook, we provide an impeccable value to both our company and the Turkish defense industry. Our products offer superior shooting experience thanks to a long design process from our subject- matter expert staff. We consider this prestigious award we received in the USA as a representation of the success we achieved in the toughest firearms market in the world. With this award, we will increase our share in the American market and continue to promote our latest and greatest results we achieve in R&D and innovation in worldwide.”
ICA is an event that evaluates firearms, their accessories, and munitions, held in the largest firearms market in the world, the USA. This organization does not accept any members or sponsors, and usually evaluates the pistols strictly confidential. The jury purchases the firearm or accessory to be evaluated from a store, meticulously examines, and announces the results.
The jury, whose members consists of military and law enforcement along with the civilian users from gun shops, involve performance of the product, distributor satisfaction, and after-sales support in its evaluation and assessment. In this regard, only the best ones with every detail could be the winners in this objective and unbiased competition.




