Antique Turkish Rug 4'5'' x 4'6''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Silk
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Turkish Rug 3'7'' x 4'10''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Turkish Rug 3'6'' x 4'11''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Turkish Rug 3'3'' x 4'9''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool, Cotton
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Antique Turkish Tribal Wool Rug 3'3'' x 6'3''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool
Fine Antique Konya (one of three) Rug 1'6'' x 2'11''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool
Antique Zeyhur Rug 3' x 3'11''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Zeyhur Rug 6'3'' x 8'10''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Turkish Prayer 4'6'' x 5'9''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Turkish (Serapi/Bakshayesh Design) Rug 7'0" x 10'0"
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Zeyhur Rug 5'4'' x 8'8''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Rug 1'8'' x 3'9''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool, Cotton
$760Sale Price|51% Off
Antique Turkish Anatolian Rug 1'9'' x 2'10''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool
$1,500Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Turkish Tribal Rug 3'0" x 4'7''
Located in New York, NY
The carpets, scatters, runners, long rugs and bags of the towns, villages and tribes of Anatolia, including: Oushak, Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Hereke, Konya, Melas, Bergama, Sivas, Kays...
Wool, Cotton
$30,000Sale Price|21% Off
Zabihi Collection Dramatic Antique Turkish Herekeh Fasanah Rug
Located in New York, NY
In the early 19th century, on the outskirts of Istanbul, the Hereke carpet workshop was established, becoming famous for producing exceptional, finely and coarsely woven decorative c...
Wool
Rare Framed Antique Turkish Silk Kumkapi circa 1880 Art Rug
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Although it is fishing village present day, Kumkapi workshops, near the Great Palace of Ottoman Sultans, produced rugs, which rivaled with Hereke Imperial Workshops and this aim made...
Silk
Antique Turkish Rug 6.1x4.2
Located in Los Angeles, US
Bergama rugs, for example, produced tribal-influenced Turkoman pieces, Hereke rugs feature elegant curve-linear patterns worthy of Ottoman palaces and the most well known of all rug ...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Turkish Rug 8.10 X 5.7
Located in Los Angeles, US
Bergama rugs, for example, produced tribal-influenced Turkoman pieces, Hereke rugs feature elegant curve-linear patterns worthy of Ottoman palaces and the most well known of all rug ...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Turkish Rug 9.10x7.1
Located in Los Angeles, US
Bergama rugs, for example, produced tribal-influenced Turkoman pieces, Hereke rugs feature elegant curve-linear patterns worthy of Ottoman palaces and the most well known of all rug ...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Turkish Rug 10.0x6.6
Located in Los Angeles, US
Bergama rugs, for example, produced tribal-influenced Turkoman pieces, Hereke rugs feature elegant curve-linear patterns worthy of Ottoman palaces and the most well known of all rug ...
Wool, Cotton
$14,800
Antique Turkish Silk Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Bergama rugs, for example, produced tribal-influenced Turkoman pieces, Hereke rugs feature elegant curve-linear patterns worthy of Ottoman palaces and the most well known of all rug ...
Wool, Cotton
Early 18th Century Turkish Rug 10'7'' X 8'10''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Bergama rugs, for example, produced tribal-influenced Turkoman pieces, Hereke rugs feature elegant curve-linear patterns worthy of Ottoman palaces and the most well known of all rug ...
Wool
Hand-Knotted Antique Rug in Red, Beige-Brown Floral Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
An 8x12 antique Hereke style rug originating circa 1920-1930, showcasing a fine blend of impeccable textural sensibilities with traditional design aesthetics.
Wool
Antique Hereke Golden-Beige and Red Floral Silk Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dancing curvilinear patterns paired with a classic sense of eastern symmetry lend this antique Hereke rug tones of grandeur and whimsy alike. Originating from Turkey between 1910-192...
Silk
Antique and vintage Turkish rugs, with their ruby reds and misted blues, their entwined botanical designs and rhythmic geometries, are as beloved today as they were in the 13th century, when the Turks of the Seljuk Empire began weaving these vibrant carpets in Anatolia.
A Turkish rug is simply one made in Turkey or the former Ottoman empire, employing the region’s unique traditional methods and weaves. Varieties range from flat-woven kilims to lush knotted rugs, known as hali, many of which are created with Ghiordes, or Turkish, knots. Whereas in other knots, the weft (crosswise) yarn is wrapped around one warp (lengthwise) yarn, in Ghiordes knots, it is wrapped around two, imparting lushness and durability. In addition to knotting techniques, Turkish rugs differ in their motifs — naturalistic or stylized, geometric or figurative — which often reflect the region where they were made.
The main types of Turkish rugs, as Milan-based carpet dealer Alfredo Levi explains it, are kilim, typified by a plain slit-tapestry weave, which leaves a gap, or slit, between sections woven with different yarns in different colors; sumak, made with weft wrapping, for a sturdier flat-woven carpet; and cicim, which he describes as “a type of sumak with extra brocade techniques typical of the tribes and villages of central Anatolia.
Within each type, there are various regional styles. Among these are Bergama carpets, characterized by bright reds and strong medallions; thick-piled Tulu rugs; and Konya rugs, which Marco Polo is said to have called “the most beautiful in the world.” With their strong tribal motifs and hot-red wefts of especially luxurious wool, Konya carpets are especially prized by collectors.
Also treasured are Oushak (or Ushak) rugs, with their complex, intricate designs and warm earth tones of saffron, cinnamon, blue, ivory and gold; and Hereke carpets, originally created exclusively for Ottoman sultans, using the finest silk. For Jason Nazmiyal, of New York carpet dealer Nazmiyal Antique Rugs, “a good Turkish rug is when the colors are harmonious.” This is true of both modern and antique Turkish rugs, but the hues have changed over the centuries, thanks to both technology and changes in culture and taste.
Patterns, too, have evolved. Although many weavers continue to produce traditional designs, others reinterpret their cultural heritage in contemporary terms, with bolder ornamentation and more geometric motifs. Contemporary Turkish rugs also are seldom made by hand and often incorporate synthetics into the weave, for cost-effectiveness and a durability suited to 21st-century life.
Find antique and vintage Turkish rugs for your home on 1stDibs. At The Study, read about how to take care of your antique or vintage rug as well as how to choose the right rug for your space.
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