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Turkish Rugs For Sale
6x9.4 Ft Vintage Handmade Turkish Wool Area Rug dyed in Blue 4 Modern Interiors
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$792 Sale Price
30% Off
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 8'3" x 9'5" #3104
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 8'3" x 9'5" #3104
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Striped Kilim Runner with Modern Cabin Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53129, vintage Turkish striped Kilim runner with modern cabin style. With its warm hues and rugged beauty, this hand-woven wool striped kilim runner manage...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage & Old Kilim Cushion Cover, Anatolian Yastik Turkish Modern Pillow 4319
Located in Tokyo, JP
We made a cushion cover using the undamaged part of the precious and high-quality old & antique kilims that cannot be repaired as a whole. Like a painting, a part of the scenery is c...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Natural Fiber, Organic Material
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
5.8x9 Ft Contemporary Hand Knotted Turkish Wool Area Rug in Green Color
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$715 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Turkish Striped Kilim Area Rug with Bohemian Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
51334, vintage Turkish Striped Kilim Area rug with Bohemian Tribal style. This handwoven wool vintage Turkish Kilim rug features a series of thin bright double bands woven horizontal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Bohemian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th C. Pillow Cases Made from Vintage Anatolian Cover
Located in Istanbul, TR
This pillow case is made from a vintage Anatolian Cotton Cover. Hand done silk stitching on it is our addition to the piece to give it a fine detail.
It does not come with inserts...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Oushak throw rug. The ribbon cloud band corners position ivory and grass green central oval medallion on the rich red field. Pendants and racemes add interest to th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Oushak Rug 10'3" x 14'2"
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Oushak Rug 10'3" x 14'2" #16768 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets functionality. Elevate your sp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Custom Hand Knotted Moroccan Wool Rug
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Moroccan Rug
100% Wool hand knotted / hand made Moroccan rug
Color: Sand, beige, brown
Natural earthy colors look great with all styles, and will compliment any room.
Style: Abst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,984 Sale Price
20% Off
3.5x15.6 Ft Vintage Handmade Checkered Turkish Long Runner Kilim for Hallway
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Embark on a journey through Turkish tradition with this exquisite vintage handwoven Turkish wool kilim rug, a testament to the enduring craftsmanship of Anatolian artisans. Woven wit...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$771 Sale Price
40% Off
Zabihi Collection Gallery Size Vintage Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
20th century gallery size kilim
Details
rug no. j3590
size 6' 3" x 14' 8" (191 x 447 cm)
Kilims, primarily refer to a type of flat-woven rug that was produced without knotted pil...
Category
20th Century Turkish Futurist Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1960s, Distressed Vintage Rug in Multicolor Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 6x9 vintage rug from the works of a coveted multidisciplinary Turkish designer, among the latest to join Rug & Kilim’s curated Mid-Century Pasha co...
Category
1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Vintage Turkish Mini Rug 1'6" x 3'8" #8742
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Vintage Turkish Mini Rug 1'6" x 3'8" #8742 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
The Gem Rug by Sister by Studio Ashby
Located in London, GB
A jewel in coral-like colour combinations, The Gem Rug is made in Bhadohi, India. Hand-dyed and spun from natural wool, it is then knotted by hand, by skilled local weavers. The pile is voluptuous, a shaggy texture primed for playfighting and bare feet. Inspired by Oushak rugs from Western Turkey, this richly coloured rug beams in gold, saffron and cinnamon, adding luxury and lumpy comfort to any flooring or space.
Collaborating with Label Step, a non-profit organisation focused on fair trade, to promote the well-being of weavers within the carpet industry.
Materials
Hand-dyed, hand-spun natural wool
If you're looking for something unique, we also provide the option to create a bespoke rug size tailored just for you.
About Us
Sister by Studio Ashby...
Category
2010s British Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,248 / item
Vintage Zeki Müren Square Rug with Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x4 square rug is a new addition to Rug & Kilim’s midcentury Pasha Collection. This line is a commemoration, with rare curations we believe to hail from multidisciplinar...
Category
1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1900's Antique Ivory Turkish Oushak Rug with Modern Mediterranean Style
Located in Dallas, TX
73883 Rare Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 09'00 x 12'02. Step into a world of cultivated splendor with this exquisite early 20th-century hand-knotted Turkish Oushak rug—an heirloom of A...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Keivan Woven Arts Green Colored Oushak Rug With All Over Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Reproduction Oushak rug with muted tones and neutral color palette and all-over floral design. Keivan Woven Arts / rug BDH-712862, country of origin / type: India/ Oushak
This New h...
Category
2010s Indian Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,365 Sale Price
40% Off
Galerie Shabab Collection Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Turkish Oushak rug. An ivory elliptical medallion with a sawtooth edge displays floral pendants virtually en-suite with the tulip motives of the corners, all on the soft r...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Block Printed Lumbar Pillow Cover from Western Anatolia, Turkey, 1st Half 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert but a bag made from a plain cotton fabric to accommodate insert materials.
Linen in the back.
Zipper closure.
Dry Cleaning is recommended
Anatolian Rustic block printed textiles...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Ararat Rugs the Simonetti Mamluk Carpet 16th Century Revival Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of carpet comes from the book How to Read – Islamic Carpets, Walter B. Denny, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014 fig.61,62. The five-star-medallion carpet was d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Hand Knotted Modern Rug 9'7" x 11'3" #17446
Located in Houston, TX
Hand Knotted Modern Rug 9'7" x 11'3" #17446 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets functionality. Elevate you...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Mid-Century Art Deco Zeki Muren Style Green Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
This vintage Art Deco rug was handmade in Turkey circa mid-20th century. It is in the style of Zeki Muren, a multidisciplinary Turkish artist, known for his bold, geometric, and whim...
Category
1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Colorful Contemporary Turkish Oushak Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
60658 New Colorful Turkish Oushak Rug, 10.06 x 14.02. A classic vision of Anatolian artistry, this elegant hand-knotted wool Turkish Oushak rug stands as an exclusive, one-of-a-kind ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Distressed Antique Shiraz Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 19th century rug with beautiful geometrical design and nice colors with red, blue, grey and orange, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Kazak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,195 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 08'00 x 10'05
Located in Dallas, TX
78674 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 08'00 x 10'05. In a harmonious fusion of timeless elegance and biophilic allure, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug unveils a captiva...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Gabbeh Tribal Rug in Beige-Brown Open Field Pictorial by by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x5 Gabbeh Persian rug is from the latest entries in Rug & Kilim’s rare tribal curations. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960.
On the Design:
This tribal provenanc...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pillowcase Made from an Eastern Anatolian Perde ‘ cover’, Mid 20th C.
By Seref Ozen
Located in Istanbul, TR
Rustic stitches on the pillowcases are hand done and in wool.
They do not come with inserts.
Linen in the back.
Zipper closure.
Dry clean is recommended.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
7x10 Ft Moroccan Rug Made of 100% Natural Undyed Wool, Custom Options Available
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A contemporary handmade Moroccan rug with soft velvety pile, made of natural undyed cream and brown lamb's wool, all hand-spun.
The rug is made-to-order and customizable. We can mak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,225 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Antique Hand-Knotted Kars Rug – Tribal Geometric Design
Located in New York, NY
This antique Kars rug features a striking tribal geometric design, woven in a warm palette of sandy beige, soft ivory, and subtle accents of muted blue. The structured composition is...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,480 Sale Price
48% Off
Vintage & Old Kilim Cushion Cover, Anatolian Yastik Turkish Modern Pillow 4501
Located in Tokyo, JP
We made a cushion cover using the undamaged parts of the precious and high-quality old & antique kilims that cannot be repaired. Like a painting, a part of the scenery is cut out fro...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Natural Fiber, Organic Material
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Royal Ozipek silk carpet/tapestry Hereke signed, 20th Century. blue
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal Ozipek silk carpet/tapestry Hereke signed, 20th Century
This hand-knotted Hereke rug is a magnificent addition to your living space. Once intended for imperial palaces, the de...
Category
20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Ararat Rugs Bellini Carpet Anatolian Rug, Renaissance Revival, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of carpet comes from the book Orient Star - A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.159. The field drawing is a garden with a pond, designed 16th century rug from Konya, Central Anatolia area, Turkey. It's the so-called 'Bellini Carpet' due to the similarity of the rug's design of Italian master Gentile Bellini's depiction in his painting. Among specialists, Anatolian carpets and kilims are believed to record symbols of ancient values and ideas. This tradition dates back several millennia and was only displaced during the industrial age. The Anatolian kilim design tradition probably owes its lucky survival to the fact that pile-woven carpets look more precious and would already have had a higher prestige value several millennia ago. Kilim weaving was, therefore, able to survive undisturbed within an intact cultural context for a long period of time. The design of this rug is interpreted, and soft colors are chosen for this rug.
Color summary: 8 colors in total, the most used 4 colors are;
Khaki 413 (Dyer’s Weed)
Pale Green 439 (Chamomile - Indigo)
Burnt Coffee 102 (No Dye)
Gunmetal Blue 409 (Indigo)
Group: Anatolian Rugs Family
Area: Konya region
Material of Pile: Natural Dyed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Old Kayseri Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian Old Kilim from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The earliest recorded occupation of Kayseri dates back to Hellenistic ti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Turkish Vintage Anatolian Runner Rug 2'10" x 10'7" #16664
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Vintage Anatolian Runner Rug 2'10" x 10'7" #16664 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets functionalit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tulu Rug in Red, Blue, Mustard Zig Zag Pattern, Shag Pile by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A vintage Tulu runner from Turkey circa 1950-1960, carrying a luscious pile in bright red boldly supporting a defined geometric pattern in green & ink blue tones. The tribal frame enjoys stripes of color on the border further complementing the shaggy appeal of this lineage. Hand-knotted in wool, a 4x6 rug...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Adana Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Adana region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Handmade Tulu Runner Rug Made of Black and Cream Wool. Custom Options Available
Located in Spring Valley, NY
100% Natural Hand-Spun Wool of finest quality.
Available as seen or can be CUSTOM PRODUCED in any Design, Size, Color Combination and Pile Thickness requested.
These beautiful han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$659 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Turkish Oushak Rug Pink & Blue Handwoven Wool Rug 6'2" x 8'
By Asian Modern
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Oushak Rug Pink & Blue Handwoven Wool Rug 6'2" x 8'
This 6'2" x 8' Turkish Oushak rug is a fine woven wool masterpiece that merges traditional craftsmanship with a soft, rom...
Category
2010s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Senneh Kilim Senna Rug Wool Caucasia Sine Persian Kurdish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Northwestern Persian Antique Kurdish Kilim from the Senneh ( Senna, Sanandaj) region with wool threads and a rare, beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible an...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
5.5x9 Ft Vintage Art Deco Design Handmade Rug for Living Room and Dining Room
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...
Category
1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$667 Sale Price
30% Off
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''.
Category
Early 20th Century Islamic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
8x11 Ft Hand Knotted Turkish Area Rug with Floral Design and Soft Green Field
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...
Category
1960s Turkish Country Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$3,047 Sale Price
30% Off
Black and White Lumbar Pillow Cover Made from a Contemporary Textile
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert but a bag made to the size to accommodate insert materials.
Linen in the back.
Zipper Closure.
Dry Cleaning is recommended.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
7x11.2 Ft Decorative Yellow Color Handmade Turkish Rug with Floral Garden Design
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$1,881 Sale Price
20% Off
Old Turkish Kazak Rug Kars Region in Octagon Medallion Design, Circa 1920/30
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Turkish rug from the Kars region of Caucasian Kazak triple medallion design
Circa 1920/30
The rug has three octagon medallions with star and latch hook design on a rich copper r...
Category
20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Vintage Kilim Rug in Deep Brown with Red & White Stripe Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool connoting mid-century panel weaving, a 5x7 vintage kilim rug originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960. This particular piece enjoys a distinctive play of deep brown,...
Category
1950s Turkish Kilim Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Handmade Turkish Tulu Rug, 100% Natural Un-Dyed Wool, Modern Scandinavian Carpet
Located in Spring Valley, NY
100% Natural Hand-Spun Wool of finest quality.
These hand-knotted rugs are produced from scratch in our atelier located in Central Anatolia, famous for being one of the world's olde...
Category
2010s Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$853 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Turkish Rooster Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish mat size rug depicting a rooster on an ivory field.
Measures: 1'6" x 1'11''.
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Hereke Rug The Last Supper Design Extremely Fine Silk
Located in Ferrara, IT
This exquisitely crafted Hereke rug, measuring a delicate 30 × 19 cm (0' 11" × 0' 7"), is a miniature masterpiece that beautifully depicts Leonardo da Vinci's iconic "The Last Supper...
Category
1970s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century Turkish Anatolian Tribal Carpet
Located in New York, NY
This piece features a wool pile of symmetric knots on a wool foundation. Smaller than most vintage Kars carpets, it boasts a boldly simple design. The abrashed burgundy-red field is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pillowcase Made from a 1960s Hemp Rug
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert.
Linen in the back.
Zipper closure.
Dry Cleaning is reccommended.
Ivory stitching is in silk and hand done.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk, Hemp
Vintage Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish flat-woven Kilim carpet from the mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kilim rug in Beige, Brown Striations by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 5x6 vintage kilim rug from our flatweave selections, originating from Turkey circa 1960-1970. Handwoven in all wool, the rug features a distinctive panel-woven style playing beige ...
Category
1960s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Anatolian Neutral Wool Kilim Rug, mid 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
These kilims from Konya region of Central Turkey are flat-woven rugs made from high-quality sheep's wool in the Konya region of Turkey. These neutral-colored kilims feature mostly p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tulu Rug in Blue, with Green Accents, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 4x6 vintage Tulu rug, circa 1950-1960, is among the family of Tulus with quite a rare colorway for this provenance of bright blue with seafoam and other gr...
Category
1950s Turkish Tulu Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Black Oushak Rug with Contemporary Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79276 Vintage Black Oushak Rug, 08'00 x 10'11. Commanding attention with its deep, obsidian field, this hand-knotted wool vintage black Oushak rug fro...
Category
Late 20th Century Pakistani Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Large Brown Vintage Turkish Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a vintage brown Turkish Kars rug
Measures: 16'' x 24''
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Bohemian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
3.3x5.6 Ft Tribal Style Vintage Turkish Wool Rug, Hand Knotted Oriental Carpet
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage Turkish rug. Finely hand-knotted with even medium wool pile on wool foundation. Very good condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep washed professionally). M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$495 Sale Price
30% Off
Bold Mid-20th Century Turkish Bessarabian Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold mid-20th century Turkish Bessarabian runner with all-over trellis floral and vine pattern woven in crimson, dark burgundy, light and dark ind...
Category
1960s Turkish Kilim Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique and Vintage Turkish Rugs for Sale on 1stDibs: Shop Authentic Oushak Rugs, Bergama Carpets and Other Turkish Rugs
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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