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Turkish Rugs For Sale
Item type: Antique and Vintage
Tulu Silifchi KONYA Shag Pile
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 790 - Vintage Turkish particular Tulu carpet, with soft red and yellow fur, shag pile.
An idea over your favorite armchair or on wall, or near Your bed.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Rug Red Wool Carpet, Floral Handwoven Oriental Area Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
features a large medallion and highly-decorative surrounding design. Woven with a bold red background with blue, brown and beige accents that make up the intricate medallion and symm...
Category
1970s Late Victorian Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Zabihi Collection Vintage Turkish Anatolian Runner
Located in New York, NY
A colorful full pile vintage Turkish runner from the mid-20th century.
2'9'' x 12'6''
Category
20th Century Turkish Bohemian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Heriz Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
Heriz rugs are one of the most famous rugs from Iran, because of their very unique and distinguishable style. Heriz is a city located in northwestern Iran, near the city of Tabriz, w...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Antique Oushak Ghoirdes Rug
Located in New York, NY
Ghiordes, slightly to the east of Oushak in western Turkey, is famed for antique prayer format rugs. This somewhat worn, but still characterful carpet from circa 1820 has an open lig...
Category
1820s Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Rug with All-Over Design in Orange and Teal
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-Century Modern rug with all-over diamond design in orange and teal, rug mtu-11, country of origin / type: Turkey / Mid-Century Modern, circa mid-20th century.
Set on an orange...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bright Pink Flower 20th Century Turkish Pillow
Located in New York, NY
A large pillow made from a Turkish deco rug with a cotton back and zipper closure included. Bright pink and brown are the predominant colors
Measures: 19" x 23".
Category
20th Century Bessarabian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Vintage Turkish Oushak
Located in New York, NY
A one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish Oushak decorative throw rug.
3'5'' x 5'4''
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Chesterfield Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Kilim MUT from Turkey
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Very unusual trellis pattern kilim with "cicim" processing: simple and rich at the same time, and also robust.
With a good price, finally (I want to close my activities).
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vibrant Vintage Rug with Mid-Century Modern and Geometric Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Graphic red-toned geometric design modern vintage Turkish rug, rug en-123914, country of origin or type: Turkey or Oushak, circa 1950.
This modern-design vintage Turkish Oushak ru...
Category
1950s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
6x9.6 Ft French-Aubusson Inspired Distressed Vintage Handmade Turkish Wool Rug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A one-of-a-kind vintage hand-knotted French-Aubusson inspired Turkish area rug from the 1960s with low wool pile on cotton foundation, in powder blue, sand beige and madder red. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Antique Turkish Area Rug Oushak Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Turkish area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Oushak design hand...
Category
20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Nice Handmade Midcentury Anatolian Village Wool Rug in Beige & Red Colors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s featuring a geometric medallion design. The rug has even low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Turkish Oushak Rug 15' 4" x 18' 8"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Turkish Oushak rug, size: 15'4" x 18'8".
Category
1940s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Colorful Vintage Turkish Small Oushak With Floral Medallion and Border
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colorful vintage Turkish Small Oushak with floral medallion and border, Keivan Woven Arts, rug #DUR-3457, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa mid-20th century
Measures:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Hereke Silk Carpet
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine silk carpet Hereke region.
With Persian writing above and right-left.
Category
20th Century Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Handmade Kilims Carpet Oriental Rug Antique Rug Anatolian Turkish Kilim Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
The handmade carpet S¸arkis¸la Kilim rugs are one of the most decorative rugs; Turkish Kilim can be an additional design element to one's home decor.
Most Kilims can always be in har...
Category
1910s Turkish Kilim Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber, Cotton
Antique Turkoman Asmalyk Camel Trapping Textile Wall Hanging
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare Turkoman hand-knotted decorative asmalyk which is a camel trapping used in weddings.
Measures: 31 inches tall to end of tassels. See other measurem...
Category
1890s Turkmen Tribal Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Antalya Kilim Rug Old Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Anatolian old vintage Kilim from the Antalya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Founded in 200 BC by Attalus II, king of Pergamum, Antalya, then named Attaleia, has always been a bustling port. During the Crusades, the town was used for the embarking of troops on their way to Palestine, as it was a Byzantine stronghold at Antalya that was captured by Seljuks in the early 12th century, and late in the 15th century it became part of the Ottoman Empire. There are many interesting monuments in the town such as the Hadrian Gate, a three-arched marble portal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Colorful Moroccan Runner in Orange, Blue, Yellow and Gold Colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colorful Moroccan Runner in Orange, Blue, Yellow and Gold Colors.
Rendered with four medallions and random spotted and speckled shapes, this unique Moroccan runner displays a harmoni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Handmade Brown Tribal Designed Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful vintage Turkish Kars hand-knotted wool rug with a brown field. This Turkish rug has green, orange, blue, and pink accents in a gorgeous all-over geometric Tribal design.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Kilim, Oushak
Located in New York, NY
Antique Kilim - Oushak rug, size: 11'3"x 14'2".
Category
Early 1900s Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Flatweave Kilim Gallery Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish flatweave Kilim gallery rug handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 5' 11" x 13' 1".
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Hemp
Large Turkish Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
ref. nr. 176
Elegant, neat, precise: like almost every carpet of this quality: Goçmen.
This beautiful red with little birds sitting on flowers (very stylized) is contained in a pre...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak in Geometric Pattern in Ivory, Pale Blue, Yellow, Pink
Located in Barrington, IL
Vintage Turkish Oushak in a geometric Heriz Serapi pattern in ivory, baby blue and yellow colors from the early 1900s. A pale baby blue central medallion is set in a wonderful cream color field in an open design. The border is in saffron yellow. Other colors in the field and border include pink, green, blue, red, and gray.
Dimensions: 8’ 2” x 11’
Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Turkey
Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation with natural vegetable dyes
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
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Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Oriental Tribal Rug, Geometric Handmade Wool Carpet Area Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
This tribal area rug has been woven by hand in Turkey and features a fantastic tribal design. Two medallions decorate the central design woven in brown, blue, orange and cream accent colours on a rich red background. This is then enclosed by a highly decorative surround design and border. Both the colour and design in this fine wool rug make it the perfect accent piece for any room.
This fantastic wool rug features a fantastic diamond medallion design through the centre woven in cream beige and black accents, woven on a rich red background with elegant surrounding motifs and a highly decorative border.
Handwoven with the finest organic hand-spun wool, which has been dyed with organic vegetable dyeing techniques. Techniques have been used for generations due to the hardwearing nature of the materials and the vivid and subtle colour productions.
Suitable for use as a bedroom rug, living room, dining room or kitchen rug. Easily place this piece in a traditional or contemporary home interior of an instant uplift.
Vintage oriental tribal rug, geometric handmade wool carpet area rug...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber, Cotton
Teal Green Kilim Rug Handwoven Oriental Carpet Moldavian Area Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
This bold wool kilim is a handwoven masterpiece woven in Moldova circa 1900. The design features a medallion woven on a deep blue-green background in accents of beige, olive green an...
Category
Early 1900s Moldovan Rustic Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber, Cotton
Antique Turkish Village Yastik Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Turkish village yastik rug, size: 1'10"x 2'6".
Category
1890s Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Heriz Serapi in Pale Yellow/Ivory, Green, Blue, Pink
Located in Barrington, IL
A “near square size” Turkish Serpai from the late 1800s. The design and the color scheme of this Serapi is very desirable especially having a pale yellow/ivory field color which is very rare. In addition, the wonderful green center medallion, and corner spandrels add to the unique beauty of the rug. The Serapi rug has an open field design and beautiful natural colors including green, yellow, pink, and blue in the corners and throughout the field. A dark blue color border frames this beautiful carpet from the late 1800s.
Dimensions: 7’ 10” x 9’ 11”
Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s
Place of Origin: Turkey
Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation with natural vegetable dyes
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
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Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
6x9.2 Ft Vintage Handmade Turkish Area Rug. Modern Gray Overdyed Wool Carpet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage Turkish area rug hand-knotted in the 1960s with low wool pile on cotton foundation with a medallion design. The rug was over-dyed in charcoal gray. It is in good condition,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Kilim Flatweave Wool Rug with Multicolor Geometric Pattern
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful vintage Kilim flatweave wool rug with the multicolor field. This Turkish rug features a gorgeous all-over geometric pattern design.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Ushak Rug - 19th Century Antique Turkish Rug, Antique Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
Antique Ushak Rug - 19th Century Antique Turkish Rug
Size: 305x360 cm
This elegant 19th century Ushak carpet brings the elegance and sophisticated ...
Category
19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Souf Hereke Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Turkish Hereke carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century. The geometric medallion and guard-border are contradicted by elegant floral motifs and an arabesque patte...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Afghan Kilim Rug with Southwestern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
80132 vintage Afghani Kilim rug, 06’10 x 09’09. Full of tiny details and nomadic charm, this handwoven wool vintage Afghan kilim rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The eye-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Afghan Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tulu, Perfect in Sizes and Style
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 819 - Vintage bright TULU, perfect in sizes and style for everywhere. A genuine nomadic product.
No modern carpet can ever match it !
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Runner
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish runner 2'9'' x 12'3''.
Category
1960s Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Vintage Turkish Konya Rug
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century Turkish Konya Intermediate size rug with repetitive circular motifs running on a brown colored ground.
4' x 8'5''
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
8.4x10.3 Ft Hand-Woven Vintage Cotton Anatolian Kilim in Gray with White Stripes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These authentic flat-weaves (Kilims) from Eastern Turkey were handwoven by Nomads, circa mid-20th century, to be used as floor coverings in their tents and winter homes. They were ma...
Category
1970s Turkish Kilim Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Goat Hair, Cotton
Antique Oushak Carpet, Handmade Oriental Rug, Soft Saffron Light Gray Light Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
Oushak rugs, also known as Ushak rugs, are woven in Western Turkey and have distinct designs, such as angular large-scale floral patterns. They usually evoke a calmness and peacefuln...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Magnificent Vintage Rug Handmade Carpet Floral Red Wool Oriental Livingroom Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
This luxurious carpet has been woven with a rich wine-red background with cream, blue, green and pink accents that make up the intricate, highly-decorative medallion and surrounding ...
Category
1970s Turkish Victorian Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
4x7 Ft Midcentury Handmade Turkish Accent Rug in Purple with Medallion Design
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage Turkish accent rug over-dyed in purple color.
The rug is finely hand-knotted, heavy, lays flat on the floor and has low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is deep-washed, i...
Category
1660s Turkish Modern Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Tulu Rug with Geometric Medallions in Orange, Butter, Gray and Brown
Located in Atlanta, GA
Turkish Oushak Tulu Rug with Geometric Medallions in Orange, Ivory, Gray and Brown
Measures: 3'2 x 5'6
Vintage Tulu Rug with Geometric Medallions, Tulu, Turkish Tulu, Geometric Tu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
7x9 Ft Aubusson Inspired Vintage Turkish Handmade Wool Rug in Faded Rose, Gray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage hand-knotted Turkish rug with low wool pile on cotton foundation with a French-Aubusson inspired design of floral bouquets and wreaths in faded rose...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Aubusson Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Antique Turkish Flat-Stiched Textile Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
An antique Turkish flat-stitched Textile tapestry from the second quarter of the 20th century.
Category
1930s Turkish Moorish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kilim in Geometric Pattern in Pink, Black, Ivory, Yellow, Brown
Located in Barrington, IL
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Kilim from the early 1900s. This kilim has bright and beautiful colors in large design, making this a unique Kilim from the Eastern Anatolian region by the...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Square Size Turkish Oushak in Red, Chartreuse, Pink, Brown
Located in Barrington, IL
Early 20th century Turkish Oushak in a near square size which is rare and very desirable. The rug has a large medallion design in the center and small square forms on each corner. T...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Beige Oriental Inspired Living Room Indian Handmade Rug CHR83
Located in Hampshire, GB
This beautiful area floor rug has been handwoven in subtle yet captivating colourways. A multi-layered border frames the gorgeous centrepiece starting with a narrow, thin navy borde...
Category
1940s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Mehraban Vintage Turkish Anatolian Runner
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Soft elegance and warm pastel colors bring coordination to this Vintage Turkish Anatolian runner. It embodies lavish Anatolian style with an all-over ornate pattern composed of palme...
Category
1920s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
4x7 ft Mid Century French Aubusson Inspired Handmade Floral Turkish Wool Rug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish rug from the 1960s featuring an French-Aubusson inspired romantic floral design in ivory, light taupe gray and faded orange and fern green.
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Aubusson Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Runner Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
A hand knotted vintage Turkish Anatolian runner with an all-over design. This rug measures 2'9" x 13'2".
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 19th Century Turkish Smyrna Oushak Carpet ( 10'8" x 16' - 325 x 488 )
Located in New York, NY
This pale yellow medallion carpet is a direct descendant of classical Ottoman Oushaks with a hexagonal star-filled central panel and pointed stepped corners . Red stars are uniformly...
Category
Early 1800s Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Flat-Weave Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish flat-woven Kilim rug from the late 20th century.
Measures: 9' 5" x 12' 11"
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Deco Pillow
Located in New York, NY
A large pillow made from a shabby chic Turkish deco rug. Measures: 18” x 25”.
Category
20th Century Art Deco Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Burgundy Vintage Turkish Wool Runner
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful vintage Turkish hand knotted wool rug with a burgundy field. This rug has accents of black, orange, and brown in a gorgeous all-over geometric Tribal design,
This rug me...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Vintage Silk Rugs, Cream Hereke Turkish Rug, Pure Living Room Oriental Rugs
Located in Hampshire, GB
Vintage Turkish rugs are considered by many to be some of the most beautiful carpets in the world. This elegant rug has a very nice palette of colours such as rust, light blue, navy, beige, gold and pink. The manufacturing of these masterpieces luxury rugs began late the 19th century. This handmade carpet was woven in Asian Anatolia, Turkey in the historic city of Hereke. In the mid-19th century, Sultan Abdul Majid proclaimed Hereke to be the royal weaving village. The silk rugs were woven there were considered the finest in the world. All examples used select Borsa silk which is the finest quality carpet silk. The Sultan required that all of the silk rugs woven in Hereke had to be signed with the name Hereke. These carpets were regularly woven for the aristocracy in Europe, Asia, and The Middle East. The design of this rug is unique because it is an interpretation of the famous 17th-century Mughal carpet from India. The Mughal carpet was exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum and was illustrated in the book called Flowers Under Foot, published by the Museum. The carpet has 1200 knots per square inch, and the entire field is woven of silver/metallic thread. The signature (see detail photos) is written in the ottoman script and says Use Ipek, which was the premier workshops in Hereke during the 1980s. elegant colours and elaborate patterns tempt carpet aficionados and collectors, who rarely can resist their beauty. The vivacity of colour and stunning design make this antique Turkish rug a real treat for the eyes. The elegance of the pattern is further highlighted by a beautiful colour palette, which complements it perfectly.
Size: (220 × 325 cm).
Fine Vintage Silk Rugs...
Category
1990s Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk, Organic Material
Pictorial Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish pictorial rug woven in central turkey depicting two large camels and a small horse.
3'6'' x 6'4''
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique, New and Vintage Turkish Rugs
Antique, new 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, new 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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