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Turkish Rugs For Sale
Bobyrug’s Nice Large Antique Tabriz Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful early 20th century rug with a beautiful design with a central medallion and natural colors with blue, red and yellow, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton found...
Category
Early 20th Century Central Asian Tabriz Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$2,776 Sale Price
20% Off
5x13.3 Ft Handwoven Striped Vintage Runner Kilim, FlatWeave Wool Floor Covering
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Vintage handwoven flat-weave (kilim) runner, All Wool
Very good condition, sturdy and clean.
We can modify the dimensions if requested, ie. make it shorter and/or narrower.
Reversib...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,269 Sale Price
30% Off
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Animal Motif Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful Turkish Anatolian accent intermediate size rug depicting a pair of large lions in between an infamous Turkish commander. His name is inscribed on the rug. The inscriptions ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
4x8 Ft Antique Turkish Rug Fragment, Ca 1870, One-of-a-Kind
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Antique Turkish distressed rug. Finely hand-knotted with even medium wool pile on wool foundation. Deep washed professionally. Measures: 4 x 8 Ft
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Other Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$270 Sale Price
40% Off
6x9 ft Vintage Oushak Rug, Wool Turkish Carpet in Beige, Brown, Blue Colors
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A fine vintage hand knotted Turkish Oushak rug from the 1950s. Measures: 6 x 9 Ft.
Finely hand knotted with low wool pile on cotton foundation, the rug is in good condition, sturdy ...
Category
1950s Turkish Oushak Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$549 Sale Price
50% Off
Zabihi Collection 19th Century Turkish Melas Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Turkish Prayer rug with a colorful prayer motif.
3'7'' x 5'1''
Category
19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
3.3x6.5 Ft Traditional Vintage Handmade Turkish Oriental Rug. 100% Wool
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your home with this traditional vintage hand knotted Turkish area rug, crafted from 100% premium wool. This exquisite piece captures the essence o...
Category
1960s Turkish Rustic Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$698 Sale Price
30% Off
Zabihi Collection Geometric Tribal Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
A 20th-century Geometric Tribal Room Size Turkish Kars rug dated 1983
Details
rug no. j2352
size 7' 7" x 10' 8" (231 x 325 cm)
Kars is a village located in Northeast of Turkey. Th...
Category
20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kilim Runner
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century Small Turkish Kilim runner in the style of midcentury modern.
3'4'' x 6'2''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Vintage Sino Hereke Silk and Gold Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 20th century Hereke style silk and gold rug with a mihrab prayer design and light colors with red and yellow, entirely hand knotted w...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Islamic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
$2,106 Sale Price
20% Off
New Modern Turkish Oushak Carpet with Transitional Style, Whispers of Anatolia
Located in Dallas, TX
52801 New Modern Oushak Turkish Rug, 10'04 x 14'05. This hand-knotted wool modern Turkish Oushak rug blossoms with an ancient soul wrapped in a refreshed palette—its sea salt colored...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Tribal runner in Orange & Brown Geometric Motifs by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
From R&K Principal Josh Nazmiyal’s latest acquisitions, a distinct 3x9 vintage runner originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960.
On the Design: The symmetric geometric design featu...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
5.2x8.7 Ft Modern Handmade Floral Patterned 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
$712 Sale Price
20% Off
Galerie Shabab Collection Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Large Carpet
Located in New York, NY
An antique Turkish Oushak large carpet handmade during the Early 20th century.
Measures: 13' 2" x 17' 2"
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Turkish Oushak Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
This stunning 21st-century Turkish Oushak rug, measuring 8' 1" x 11' 1", beautifully captures the elegance and charm of traditional Oushak weaving. The soft sky-blue field is adorned...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Lavar Kirman Rug, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Lavar Kirman Carpet Rug, 19th Century
This elegant carpet was woven in the vicinity of the southeastern Persian city of Kirman. Kirman, or Kerman, as it is more typically pronounced, sits on the ancient...
Category
19th Century Persian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Tan & Purple Handwoven Wool Turkish Oushak Runner 4'2" x 12'1"
By Asian Modern
Located in Houston, TX
This modern Turkish Oushak rug is a stunning piece of art that has been handwoven using traditional techniques by skilled artisans. The rug features intricate patterns and a soft col...
Category
2010s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Patchwork Kilim Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53528, vintage Turkish Patchwork Kilim rug with Scandinavian Modern style 09'02 x 12'00. Featuring well-balanced asymmetry with a simple design aesthetic, this handwoven Turkish Patc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Organic Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Brown Turkish Room Vintage Rug
Located in New York, NY
mid 20th Century Turkish Kars rug
Details
rug no. j3599
size 7' x 12' 10" (213 x 391 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Country Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Hereke Silk Rug - 20th Century Turkish Hereke Silk Rug, Vintage Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
Antique Hereke Silk Rug Vintage Silk Rug
20th Century Turkish Hereke Silk Rug
This magnificent carpet is a masterpiece, every inch of which is woven with precision and care, tellin...
Category
20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Vintage Afyon Kilim Western Anatolian Rug Old Traditional Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Western Anatolian Vintage Kilim from the Afyon region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has a wonderful special color and t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
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
Vintage Circa 1940 Beige Turkish Oushak Hand Knotted Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
5'7 x 10'2. Vintage Circa 1940 Beige Turkish Oushak Hand Knotted Wool Rug. Even today, Oushak rugs are still the first choice of professional interior designers. Sometimes this is be...
Category
20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Vintage Anatolian Rug 3'8" x 7'4" #6023
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Vintage Anatolian Rug 3'8" x 7'4" #6023 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets functionality. Elevate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century antique Oushak carpet
Measures: 9'11” x 13'5”.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Square Turkish Antique Look Oushak Rug 9' x 9'11" #16519
Located in Houston, TX
Square Turkish Antique Look Oushak Rug 9' x 9'11" #16519 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets functionality...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
16"x31" 1960s Scatter Rug, Turkish Accent Rug, Black Door Mat, Handmade Bat Mat
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Add a touch of heritage and charm to your home with this vintage hand-knotted Turkish scatter rug, crafted from a luxurious wool and cotton blend. Designed by skilled artisans using ...
Category
1960s Turkish Rustic Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$147 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Large Persian Sultanabad Rug, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Large Persian Sultanabad Rug, Early 20th Century
This intriguing oversized Sultanabad carpet displays an unusually large-scale rendition of the classic Persian ‘Herati’ repe...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Large Persian Heriz Carpet, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Large Persian Heriz Carpet, Early 20th Century
Heriz rugs and carpets were woven in Northwest Persia starting in the Mid-19th Century in response to a great increase in demand for rugs internationally. Prior to that, there were no rugs woven (in Persia) for export that exhibited this stylized drawing of plant and flower forms. The lower knot density and thicker pile became the standard for these rugs, which lent to a less formal aesthetic that remains popular to this day. The use of natural dyes in the Heriz workshops prevailed well into the 20th century, setting them apart from city workshops, which began to embrace synthetic dyes as early as the turn of the century. What was once one of the least expensive...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Turkish Wide Gallery Runner
Located in New York, NY
A Turkish Kars runner with a large scale geometric tribal medallion design throughout.
4'8'' x 11'
Kars is a village located in Northeast of Turkey. The weavers in this area tend ...
Category
20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
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
Turkish Oushak Runner Rug Pink & Multicolor Handwoven Wool Rug 2'11" x 12'5"
By Asian Modern
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Oushak Runner Rug Pink & Multicolor Handwoven Wool Rug 2'11" x 12'5"
This exquisite Turkish Oushak runner is a beautifully handwoven piece crafted by skilled artisans using ...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
5.6x9.5 Ft Yellow Area Rug for Modern Home and Office, Handmade Turkish Carpet
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
20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$769 Sale Price
25% Off
3.8x6.7 Ft One of a pair Vintage Handmade Turkish Accent Rug with Floral Design
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
1960's Turkish Oushak Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
54001 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 04'06 x 08'06. Woven in the quiet highlands of Western Anatolia, this hand knotted wool precious vintage Turkish Oushak rug tells a timeless story o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique Long Orange Turkish Oushak Early 20th Century Runner
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century colorful bright orange field long and narrow Oushak Runner. Not many old runners made this long from the Oushak region. this was most probably a custom order at...
Category
20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim in Red with All over Polychrome Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rug & Kilim presents an 8x12 Kilim from one of Josh Nazmiyal’s most cherished, creative new flat weave collections.
On the Design: This is a new favorite from a special series, cra...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Konya Rug with Geometric Tribal Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Turkish Konya Rug with Geometric Design rug/tu-sim-1
origin/turkey
This beautiful antique Konya carpet features a Classic medallion design. The faint red ground is home to the cen...
Category
1920s Turkish Oushak Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
6.7x9.8 Ft One of a kind Vintage Sun Faded Area Rug, Art Deco Handmade Carpet
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
$1,292 Sale Price
20% Off
Bobyrug’s Nice Antique Tabriz Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful early 20th century rug with a Herati design and beautiful colors with blue, red, yellow, orange and pink, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton founda...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Tabriz Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$2,418 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Large Antique Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Rug with an all over crab design on a pinky red ground
Details
rug no. j3139
size 11' 7" x 15' (353 x 457 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
6.3x9.8 Ft Contemporary Handmade Turkish Wool Area Rug in Dark Blue 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
$840 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Oushak Carpet, Handmade Oriental Rug, Coral Field, Gold, Ivory Border
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
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$23,999 Sale Price
20% Off
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 5'7" x 6'5" #4507
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 5'7" x 6'5" #4507
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
Antique ottoman turkish pillow Cases
Located in Istanbul, TR
Late 19th / early 20th C pillow cases , embroidered in silk on a satin silk background. The backing has been replaced with a hand loomed silk and cotton fa...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Suzani Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Mid-20th Century Vintage Turkish Flatweave Kilim Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-20th century Turkish Flatweave Kilim rug, measuring 10' 5" x 12' 3", showcases the organic beauty and subtle artistry inherent to Anatolian weaving traditions. Composed of n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Flatweave Kilim Gallery Carpet
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-20th century Turkish Flatweave Kilim rug, measuring 6' 2" x 12' 7", offers a bold and eclectic interpretation of traditional stripe motifs. Divided into four distinct panels...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
7x10.6 Ft Modern Handmade Floral Patterned Turkish Large 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
$1,008 Sale Price
30% Off
4.2x7.8 Ft Vintage Handmade Medallion Design Turkish Rug in Red, Blue and Beige
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage Turkish rug. Finely hand-knotted with even medium wool pile on cotton foundation. Very good condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep washed professionally).
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$697 Sale Price
40% Off
3.9x7.2 Ft Handmade Vintage Turkish Rug Re-Dyed in Blue, Ideal 4 Modern Interior
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
20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$330 Sale Price
40% Off
Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a wool foundation. The soft, open, minutely stepped hexagonal beige field centrally hosts an octagonal medallion with double pendants. Plain triang...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, Turkish Prayer Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
51748 Vintage Turkish Oushak rug, Turkish prayer rug. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak prayer rug features a Mihrab design set against an abrashed scarlet red field. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Islamic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
5x8.4 Ft Vintage Handmade Striped Kilim in Red Color, Bohemian Style Wool Rug
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A wool rug handwoven by the nomadic tribes in south central Turkey. Measures: 5 x 8.4 Ft.
Very good condition, sturdy and clean.
Reversible; both sides can be used.
Ideal for both re...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$689 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid-20th Century Handcrafted Brown Vintage Anatolian Kars Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Discover this exquisite vintage Turkish Anatolian Kars rug, meticulously hand-knotted from high-quality wool. The rug features a deep brown field beautifully accented with light brow...
Category
1960s Turkish Oushak Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
32x68 in Traditional Vintage Handmade Turkish Accent Rug in Red and Beige Color
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Infuse your home with the timeless beauty of this traditional vintage handmade Turkish rug, a hand-knotted masterpiece crafted from a luxurious blend of wool and cotton. Woven by ski...
Category
1960s Turkish Rustic Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$396 Sale Price
30% Off
Zabihi Collection Primitive Abstract Gray Vintage Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
an abstract Turkish Flat-Weave from the middle of the 20th Century
Details
rug no. r5897
size 7' 5" x 12' 5" (226 x 378 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage & Old Kilim Cushion Cover, Anatolian Yastik Turkish Modern Pillow 4185
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
Eliko Rugs by David Ariel Antique Turkish Sivas Rug with Jewel Tones
Located in New York, NY
This well-woven Anatolian city carpet follows the classic Persian Tabriz protocol with a sandy field centered with a small rosette, surrounded by palmettes, barbed sinuous leaves and...
Category
1920s Turkish Tabriz Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Kurdish Herki Rug, Eastern Anatolian Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique Kurdish Herki Rug from the Eastern Anatolia and Northern Iraqi region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Iraqi Kurds are main...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
9x11.3 Ft New Handmade Moroccan Design Rug, 100% Wool, Custom Options Available
Located in Spring Valley, NY
100% hand-spun wool of finest quality.
These beautiful hand-knotted rugs are produced from scratch in our atelier located in Central Anatolia, famous for being one of the world's ol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,412 Sale Price / item
29% Off
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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