Şahin Pipo

Şahin Pipo, based in Istanbul's Eminönü district, is the best-known of the brands carrying on the mass production of briar pipes in Türkiye. The firm, which began with pipe distribution and wholesale, later set up its own manufacturing and became the country's leading address for domestic briar production. Its activity has not been limited to pipes alone: producing and distributing the accessories used by pipe and cigar smokers has also become a branch of the business.

Founding and Company Line

In its own materials, the firm dates its founding to 1982 and to the partnership of Nevzat and Ahmet Şahin; this year is also the one that stands out in the brand's corporate identity. An older company text collected on Pipedia, however, gives the start as 1980 and also names Bekir Şahin among the partners. The two dates need not contradict each other: according to the account, wholesale pipe trading was already under way in the very early 1980s, with the manufacturing company founded afterward. The exact makeup of the founding team has not been settled by independent records.

By the firm's own statement, pipe manufacturing in Europe was studied firsthand, and the knowledge gained was carried into the model range. The same statement notes that part of production is exported to seven countries; this figure has not been confirmed by independent sources.