TİSAŞ, since 1993 to present

1993

TİSAŞ Trabzon Silah Sanayi A.Ş. was founded in Trabzon on 28 May 1993

1994

First pistol production Fatih-13

1998

First original Turkish pistol design and registration with the Kanuni-16 model

1999

First production took place in Trabzon Arsin Organized Industrial Zone

2000

Product line expanded with Kanuni S and Zigana M16 models

2001

Achieved ISO 9001 Quality Certification, marking an upgrade in Quality Standards

2004

Our Zigana T model was included in the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces

2006

*  Adopted cold hammer forging barrel technology for longer-lasting barrels

*  Production of the first model with a barrel-mounted compensator, Zigana Sport, began

*  With the Zigana C45 model, production of the first domestic and national .45 caliber pistol commenced

2007

*  First export to the United States

*  Production of Turkey’s first domestic and national fully automatic pistol, Zigana F Auto

2008

With the ZIG M1911 model, production began on the 1911 platform

2009

*  With Zigana P06, Turkey’s first polymer-framed, striker-fired pistol was produced

2010

Signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan for joint production

2001

Produced the first .22 and .25 caliber pistol models, Zig22 and Zig25

2014

With the ZIG14 model, production on the Hi-Power platform began

2016

*  The Zigana F pistol model was included in the inventory of the Turkish Gendarmerie General Command

*  The Zigana F Auto pistol model was included in the inventory of the Republic of Congo Special Forces Command

2018

All testing activities of the Zigana Assault Rifle (ZPT) were successfully completed and mass production began

2019

*  The Zigana PX-9 model was included in the inventory of the Directorate General of Customs Enforcement

*  The Zigana PX-9 model was included in the inventory of the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Special Forces

*  TİSAŞ R&D Center was officially recognized as an R&D Center by the Ministry of Defense and Technology

2020

The Zigana PX-9 model was adopted by the Bangladesh Air Force

2021

*  TİSAŞ USA was established and production activities began in the United States

*  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​With the PX-5.7 model, Turkey’s first pistol chambered in 5.7x28mm was produced

2022

Awarded the special recognition “Creating Value in the Industry with its Brand” by the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye for success in exports

2023

*  The Zigana PX-9 GEN3 model was included in the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces (Land, Air, Naval)

*  ​​​​​​​The Zigana PX-9 GEN3 model was included in the inventory of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

*  ​​​​​​​Received a special award from OSBÜK for export achievements

2024

*  ​​​​​​​Received the Türkiye Innovation Week Application Award.

*  ​​​​​​​Our Board of Directors was honored by the Trabzon Journalists Association with the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award

*  ​​​​​​​The double-stack version of the 1911 series, TİSAŞ 9 Double Stack models, was launched domestically

2025

*  ​​​​​​​Ranked in the “Top 1000 Exporters” list announced by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM)

*  ​​​​​​​The CKR-503 and PKM models were showcased for the first time at the IDEF’25 exhibition