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Pistol & sidearm

Turkey

Canik

TP9 Elite

Canik striker-fired 9x19mm polymer-framed service pistol, one of Turkey’s highest-volume small-arms exports, widely sold in the United States and adopted by police and military users internationally. Figures are manufacturer- or open-source and not independently verified.

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-10

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Türkiye export-licensed

SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Operator data not public

Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

9×19 NATO

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Firepower

Armament, payload and guidance.

Firepower specifications
Caliber Bore diameter of the main gun or rifle. Larger throws heavier projectiles; not simply better, ammunition commonality matters.	9 mm
Ammunition Rounds carried (main gun) or standard magazine capacity.	18 Top 9% of pistols

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Physical specifications
Combat weight Fully loaded weight. Lighter eases transport and bridging limits; heavier often means more armor.	1 kg
Barrel length Barrel length, longer improves muzzle velocity and accuracy, shorter improves handling.	102 mm

Specifications compiled from public Canik and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-10.

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