$10,000
Kirshehir Prayer Rug
Located in Dublin, NH
In keeping with traditional Turkish prayer rug design from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the piece is framed by a multitude of narrow, colorful, striped borders.
Wool
$312Sale Price|50% Off
3.3x5.4 Ft Vintage Prayer Rug Depicting a Chandelier, Couple of Columns, Flowers
Located in Spring Valley, NY
This elegant vintage Turkish prayer rug features a beautiful chandelier design framed by a pair of columns and delicate floral details.
Wool, Cotton
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
Distressed Vintage Anatolian Kirsehir Prayer Rug with Graveyard Marker Design
Located in Dallas, TX
This vintage Turkish Oushak rug features a modern traditional style and considered a Turkish Prayer rug.
Wool
$3,920Sale Price|20% Off
Distressed Antique Turkish Sivas Prayer Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
76611 Distressed Antique Turkish Sivas Prayer Rug 04’01 x 05’05. With its beguiling beauty and rustic sensibility, this hand knotted wool distressed antique Turkish Sivas prayer rug ...
Wool
Antique Turkish Kilim, Handwoven Wool, Prayer Rug Pattern, Pale Yellow & Red
Located in Barrington, IL
This exquisite vintage Turkish prayer rug from the early 1900s reflects the artistry and devotion of Anatolian village weaving traditions.
Wool
Antique Balikesir Prayer Rug, Mid-19th Century
Located in Dublin, NH
Antique Balikesir Prayer Rug, Mid-19th Century Dated 1278 AH (1861-2), this Turkish prayer rug from the Balikesir region, slightly inland from the Marmara coast in northwestern Anat...
Wool
$1,879Sale Price|20% Off
Anatolian Kirsehir Village Prayer Rug, Vintage Turkish Pictorial Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
53110, vintage Anatolian Kirsehir Village Prayer rug, Turkish Pictorial rug. With its luminous warm hues and beguiling beauty, this hand knotted wool vintage Anatolian Kirsehir praye...
Wool
Antique Turkish Ladik / Konya-area Prayer Rug c-1880
Located in Evanston, IL
A beautiful and highly decorative antique Turkish prayer rug featuring a striking raspberry-red stepped mihrab set against an ivory ground.
Wool
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Square Prayer Rug Floral Mihrab Design - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This square vintage 3x3 Turkish Anatolian prayer rug, hand-knotted in wool circa 1950–1959, features a classic mihrab framed by intricate floral borders on a rich midnight-blue field.
Silk
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Prayer Rug with Olive Green Mihrab Design Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 4x7 Vintage Turkish Anatolian Prayer Rug, circa 1950–1959, features an elegant olive-green mihrab framed by intricate floral borders and geometric ornament.
Wool
1880s Oversized Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, West Anatolian Prayer Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
76789 West Anatolian Antique Turkish Oushak Oversize Rug, Turkish Prayer Rug 12'00 x 16'10.
Wool
$4,570
Turkish Rug Mudjur
Located in Ferrara, IT
This exquisite Mudjur rug is a beautiful example of Turkish prayer rugs, renowned for their refined motifs and deep symbolic value.
Wool
$1,799Sale Price|20% Off
Distressed Antique Turkish Sivas Prayer Rug with Niche Mihrab and Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
50638, distressed antique Turkish Sivas Prayer rug with Niche Mihrab and chandelier.
Wool
Vintage Turkish Prayer Saph Rug with Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53100, vintage Turkish Prayer Saph rug with Mid-Century Modern style.
Wool
Vintage Turkish Area Rug, Handwoven Tribal Wool, Prayer Design, 1930s, 4' x 6'
Located in Barrington, IL
This early 20th century Turkish prayer rug was handwoven in the renowned Melas region of Anatolia, celebrated for its distinct prayer carpet traditions of great spiritual and artisti...
Wool
Yuruk Long Rug, 19th Century
Located in Dublin, NH
The two large hexagonal forms are derived from neighboring central Anatolian weaving traditions, while the central elongated element traced in latch-hook ornament may be a stylized r...
Wool
Antique Anatolian Village Rug, Hand-Knotted Wool, Ivory & Blue, 1900s, 3' x 4'
Located in Barrington, IL
This exquisite vintage Turkish prayer rug from the early 1900s reflects the artistry and devotion of Anatolian village weaving traditions.
Wool
$2,285
Turkish Rug Kula Prayer
Located in Ferrara, IT
This Turkish Kula prayer rug, measuring 129 x 202 cm, is an exquisite example of traditional Anatolian craftsmanship.
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Prayer Rug, Anatolian Prayer Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
52094, vintage Turkish Oushak Prayer rug, Anatolian Prayer rug. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak prayer rug features a stepped Mihrab prayer niche design with a central ...
Wool
$719Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Prayer Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
74863, Vintage Turkish Oushak prayer rug. This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak prayer rug displays timeless colors blue, soft red and cream with a light yellow accent.
Wool
$1,540Sale Price|30% Off
Turkish Anatolia Prayer Design Rug
Located in San Diego, CA
This authentic Hand woven rug is from Turkish Anatolia which is known for their great quality of handmade rugs.
Wool, Cotton
Colorful Turkish Prayer Niche Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century colorful Turkish Melas rug in bright colors highlighted by a mihrab prayer niche design Measures: 3'3" x 5'8".
Wool
Colorful Turkish Prayer Niche Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century colorful Turkish Melas rug in bright colors highlighted by a mihrab prayer niche design Measures: 3'6" x 4'10".
Wool
Turkish Silk Hereke Prayer Rug
Located in London, GB
Turkish silk Hereke prayer rug Turkish, Late 20th Century Height 90cm, width 41cm Hailing from the coastal town of Hereke in Turkey, this remarkable rug serves as a splendid testame...
Silk
Antique Turkish Kirshehir Prayer Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
Kirshehir is a town in central Anatolia located between Kayseri and Ankara. The rugs woven there utilize excellent quality wool and often feature vibrant colors such as a distinctiv...
Wool
Antique Turkish Anatolian Prayer Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number 26344 Size 3' 7" X 5' 1" Design Anatolian Collection Antique/Vintage Material Wool Texture Pile Weave Origin Turkey Age Antique/Vintage
Wool
Antique Turkish Anatolian Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century antique Oushak rug with an icy blue prayer niche motif on a red colored ground. Measures: 2'8'' x 4'4''.
Wool
Pretty antique prayer Turkish rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty antique prayer rug from Turkey, with a mihrab design and nice natural colours with a red, blue, orange, green and white, entirely hand knotted with wool on wool foundation Sm...
Wool
Bobyrug’s Vintage Turkish Ghyordes Prayer Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful early 20th century Turkish rug with a Mihrab design and beautiful colors with pink, yellow and green, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Exp...
Wool, Cotton
Zabihi Collection Antique Turkish Ghiordes Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Turkish ghiordes prayer rug. Very colorful and petite.
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique Turkish Ghiordes Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century colorful ivory field Turkish ghiordes prayer rug. rug no. 28784 size 3' 8" x 5' 4" (112 x 163 cm)
Wool
Colorful Antique Turkish Oushak Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful early 20th century colorful antique Turkish Oushak prayer rug, Measures: 3'3'' x 4'8''.
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Konya Prayer Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Turkish Konya Prayer rug with two architectural-style images woven in bright crimsons, golds, violets, and indigos, and surrounded by a beautiful geome...
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Konya Prayer Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Turkish Konya Prayer rug with a wonderful color palette including a bright pink center surrounded by multiple thin stylized floral patterned stripes wo...
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Prayer Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Turkish Oushak prayer rug with a beautifully rendered architectural central field with an Islamic arch and columns, surrounded by a contrasting floral border.
Wool
$3,056Sale Price|20% Off
Wonderful Fine Vintage Turkish Panderma Prayer Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine quality Panderma Turkish Anatolian prayer rug with a Mihrab design, with writings, and beautiful colors purple, blue, orange and green, entirety and finely ha...
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique Turkish Oushak Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
20th century antique Oushak prayer rug in red and green. 2'9'' x 3'5''
Wool
Light Pink Turkish Prayer Niche Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century light pink Turkish prayer niche motif rig. Measures: 2'4'' x 4'.
Wool
Late 19th Century Turkish Melas Prayer Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
Prayer rugs have directional patterns that are pointed towards the holy city of Mecca during meditation. These rugs provide the worshipper with a clean area from which to pray, acti...
Wool
Antique Bandirma Prayer Rug Pandirma Turkish Carpet
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Wonderful antique Turkish Bandirma / Panderma rug with classic prayer design.
Wool
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Antique Turkish Anatolian Prayer Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice antique Turkish Anatolian prayer rug, 19th century with beautiful natural colors and a Mihrab design, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience...
Wool
$535Sale Price|40% Off
3x4 Ft Handmade Turkish Kayseri Prayer Rug, 100% Wool, Vintage Prayer Mat
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Experience the beauty of tradition with this vintage handmade Turkish Kyseri prayer rug, expertly crafted from 100% wool.
Wool
Antique Turkish Gazan Prayer Rug circa 1900
Located in Morton Grove, IL
The Turkish origin of this carpet remains undisputed. This magnificent example sprung from the most pure Islamic mysticism from the apex of the Mihrab in the shape of the mosque arch...
Wool
Zabiihi Collection Antique Bergama Turkish Prayer Niche Rug
Located in New York, NY
a 1930s Bergama Prayer Niche square small Rug Details rug no. r5495 size 3' 2" x 3' 9" (97 x 114 cm)
Wool
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Turkish Ghiordes Prayer Rug, Late 19th Century
Located in Dublin, NH
Antique Red and Gold Turkish Ghiordes Prayer Rug, Late 19th Century Ghiordes prayer rugs are a type of prayer rug that originated in the town of Ghiordes, which is now in Turkey.
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Antique Turkish Silk Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Turkish Silk Prayer Rug Size: 6'0" × 8'0" (182 × 243 cm) This exquisite antique Turkish silk rug from the 1920s is a masterclass in Ottoman textile artistry, embodying centur...
Silk
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Prayer Rug with Polychrome Design - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 4x6 Vintage Turkish Anatolian Prayer Rug, circa 1950–1959, features a deep blue mihrab framed by richly detailed floral borders in a vibrant polychromatic ...
Wool
Outstanding Early 20th Century Turkish Silk Prayer Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An outstanding early 20th century Turkish handwoven silk prayer rug with a beautiful pattern of large-scale flowers, scrolling vines and leaves, woven in coral, pale blue, green, and...
Silk
Zabihi Collection Antique Turkish Oushak Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful early 20th Century Antique Turkish Oushak Prayer rug, Measures: 3'8'' x 4'11''.
Wool
Old Turkish Konya Prayer Rug of Traditional Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Turkish Konya prayer rug of traditional design copied from a 19th century rug.
Wool
Antique Western Anatolian Silk Prayer Rug, Turkey 1930s
Located in Beograd, RS
The rug is signed (please check the last photo). Made in Turkey in first quarter of 20th Century.
Cotton, Silk
Turkish Yahyali Vintage Wedding Rug Prayer Rug Djoharian Collection
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Beautiful and unusual small village rug from Turkey. This type of rug is described as wedding rug since there are young women who make pieces with the buildings of her home village. ...
Wool
Classical Mid-19th Century Turkish Ghiordes Prayer Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
Prayer rugs have directional patterns that are pointed towards the holy city of Mecca during meditation. These rugs provide the worshipper with a clean area from which to pray, acti...
Wool
Djoharian Collection Ghiordes Rug Silk Prayer Turkish Wall Hanging Rug
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Very fine Turkish pure silk Ghiordes prayer rug Midcentury Elegance Hand-knotted in Turkey 100% Fine Bursa Silk Dimensions: 130 x 80 cm (approx. 51 x 31.5 inches 4.3 x 2.6 feet)...
Silk
Handmade Vintage Prayer Turkish Konya Rug, 1970s, 1c600
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade vintage prayer Pakistani Lahore rug in original good condition. The rug is in bright shade of red and beautiful decorative border. -condition: original good, -circa: 197...
Wool
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Zabihi Collection Antique Turkish Melas Prayer Niche Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Turkish Melas rug in vivacious colors 3' x 4'7'' Antique Melas rugs feature a unique composition that with vibrant, saturated color palettes tends toward warm...
Wool
Antique Milas Prayer Rug - 19th Century Turkish Melas Rug, Antique Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
Antique Milas/Melas Prayer Rug - 19th Century Turkish Melas Rug in Perfect Condition Size 118 x 176 cm (3,87 x 5,77 ft) Milas Carpets (also written as Melas) - Turkish carpets produ...
Wool
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Prayer Rug with Geometric Mihrab Design - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 4x6 Vintage Turkish Anatolian Prayer Rug, circa 1950–1959, features a soft olive mihrab framed by intricate geometric motifs and richly patterned crimson b...
Wool
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Prayer Rug with Ivory & Gold Mihrab - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 4x6 Vintage Turkish Anatolian Prayer Rug, circa 1950–1959, presents a soft ivory and golden palette with an elegant mihrab framed by finely detailed geomet...
Wool
Wonderful 19th century very fine Turkish panderma prayer rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Fine Late 19th-Century Turkish Panderma Rug – Finely Hand-Knotted A remarkable late 19th-century Turkish Panderma (Bandırma) rug, exceptionally finely hand-knotted and distinguished...
Wool
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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