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Gendarmerie General Command

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Türkiye
Pistol: Sarsılmaz SAR9 METE

What gun does the Gendarmerie General Command carry?

The Gendarmerie General Command's current pistol is reportedly the Sarsılmaz SAR9 METE (9mm Luger), per news or manufacturer reports (2025).

Type
Gendarmerie
Location
Ankara, Türkiye
Entries
1 current · 0 previous1 source cited
Last updated
Oct 11, 2026newest source Jul 25, 2025

Quick answers

What caliber does the Gendarmerie General Command use?

The Gendarmerie General Command's current pistol is reportedly the Sarsılmaz SAR9 METE, chambered in 9mm Luger, per news or manufacturer reports.

Duty Arms Index1,285 agencies3,201 sourced entriesUpdated Oct 11, 2026How we source

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CategoryCurrent primary issueEntries
PistolsSarsılmaz SAR9 METENot stated as general issueWho else issues it →1
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsNot yet sourced—
Precision / Sniper RiflesNot yet sourced—
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesNot yet sourced—
Duty AmmunitionNot yet sourced—

Loadout

How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.

Pistol

Sarsılmaz SAR9 METE

Reliable secondary
Generic illustration
Issued configuration
Pistol
Sarsılmaz SAR9 METE
Caliber
9mm Luger
Pistol optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Pistols

1 current
Generic illustration

Sarsılmaz SAR9 METE

Reliable secondary1 source
9mm LugerOther
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 11, 2026

Project since 2016; new contract July 2025.

Domestic pistol of the national pistol project; a July 2025 SSB contract covers further deliveries to the Jandarma and the EGM (state news agency). Which Jandarma personnel carry it is not stated.

Not yet sourced for this agency

Rifles / CarbinesShotgunsPrecision / Sniper RiflesSMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesDuty Ammunition

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Corrections & change log

  • Oct 11, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Anadolu Ajansı

Agency-level equipment only, from public sources. No individual officers, no unit specifics beyond what the agency has published. Not affiliated with Gendarmerie General Command. Agency listing source: link.