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Turkish Rugs For Sale
6.4x9.5 Ft Traditional Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug in Red & Navy Blue
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s. The rug has even low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condition with no i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Tree of Life Hereke Silk Rugs, Oriental Rug, Handmade Carpet Rugs for Sale
Located in Wembley, GB
The manufacturing of these masterpieces luxury rugs began late the 19th century. These Turkish rugs were 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, this is an example of the white rug which has used soft rust colours to be in harmony with most elements of designs. All examples used select Borsa silk which is the finest quality for traditional rugs. 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, and are most sought after by interior designers and collector to buy rugs as an important element of interior designs because resonates elegance and opulence. 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.
Tree of life hereke silk rugs...
Category
1950s Asian Tabriz Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk, Organic Material
BOZ Woven Rug Beige Small by Hermhaus
By hermhaus
Located in istanbul, TR
Crafted with the expertise of Turkey’s first workshop providing employment for geographically indicated "KARACAKILAVUZ weaving", the BOZ Rug seamlessly blends traditional motifs with...
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Anatolian Art Deco Style Runner
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian Art Deco style rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 1' 11" x 8' 1"
Turkish Rugs & Carpets:
Until the Great Persian Carpet Revival in the later 19th century, the “Oriental rug” was Turkish. For nearly six centuries, Turkish rugs, both scatter, room size, and even larger, thoroughly dominated the European import market. Whereas the Persian carpet can be divided into urban, village, and tribal types, in Turkey and its predecessor the Ottoman Empire, rugs almost exclusively came from village weavers and from a small number of urban workshops. Ninety percent village, nine percent city, one percent tribal.
Turkish weavers have, with very few exceptions, always worked with the symmetric (Turkish) knot. Wool foundations are standard practice among both town and village weavers. The exceptions, very finely woven 20th century and recent Herekeh silks from near Istanbul, and early 17th century Ottoman Court rugs from Bursa, constitute only a tiny part of the total. Always pricey, they appealed and still appeal to the clients who want lots of knots and perfect execution instead of individual personality.
The urban workshops have been centered around the western Turkish city of Oushak and its attendant port town of Smyrna. Oushak weaves with the trends in fashion. When color saturated medallion carpets were needed, Oushak was ready in the 17th and 18th centuries. When coarse red and blue carpets...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 3'2" x 11'8" #931
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 3'2" x 11'8" #931
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
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 3'5" x 8'11" #756
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 3'5" x 8'11" #756
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
Chartruese Turkish Oushak Small Square Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from an antique Turkish Oushak rug with cotton back and zipper closure included.
Measures: 15'' x 15''.
Category
20th Century Futurist Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Blue and Beige Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Chinoiserie Style
Located in Dallas, TX
51403 Blue and beige vintage Turkish Oushak rug with Chinoiserie style. Embodying European sensibility with an artful balance between warm and inviting, this hand-knotted vintage Tur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Rose Bouquets, Narrow Hallway Runner
Located in Dallas, TX
50295, vintage Turkish Oushak runner with rose bouquets, narrow hallway runner. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner features twenty rose flower bouquets in an organi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
4x8.3 Ft One-of-a-Kind Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug in Soft Colors, All Wool
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A finely hand knotted vintage Central Anatolian rug in good condition.
100% wool, soft even medium pile. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug, washed professionally.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Wool
5.5x9.2 Ft Handmade Blue Color Area Rug, Modern Handmade Turkish Floor Covering
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
Turkish Deco Runner
Located in New York, NY
A narrow and long Vintage Turkish Deco runner with a thick pile all over colorful, bright checkerboard motif.
Measures: 1'8'' x 10'7''.
Category
20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
4x6 Ft Unique Vintage Handmade Turkish Area Rug with Geometric Patters, All Wool
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish rug from 1960s. The rug is made of medium wool pile on wool foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condition with no i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Colorful Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Square Room Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim room-size carpet in square format handmade during the mid-20th century with a colorful contemporary pattern in a tribal manner. The overall effect ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
2.6x4.2 Ft Faded Vintage Handmade Turkish Milas Accent Rug in Soft Red & Beige
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
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Aleppo Silk and Metal Thread Textile with Ottoman Multiple Niche Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
During the late 19th century Syria was an international hub for the manufacture and trade of fine hand-woven textiles. For centuries the skilled weavers located in the weaving centr...
Category
Late 19th Century Syrian Islamic Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Metallic Thread
Zabihi Collection Antique Turkish Oushak Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
Turkish Oushak rug with a traditional medallion border design in melon red, brown and ivory accents, circa 1920.
Measures: 4'5" x 6'4".
Category
20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Ivory Pillow Case Fashioned from a Vintage Anatolian Coverlet, Mid 20th C
By Seref Ozen
Located in Istanbul, TR
This Pillow Case id made from a vintage cotton and wool coverlet made during mid 20th c. in Western Anatolia, Turkey. The silk stitching on it is hand done by us.
It does not come...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
52182 Vintage Neutral Turkish Oushak Rug, 05’10 x 08’03. Imbued with timeless tradition and crafted with meticulous artisanal skill, antique-washed Turkish Oushak rugs originate from...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1960s Vintage Art Deco Rug in Black and Orange Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, a scintillating vintage 4x8 Art Deco rug from Rug & Kilim’s growing Mid-Century Pasha collection—featuring notable works of the iconic Turkish designer Zeki Mur...
Category
1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Palace Size Salmon Antique Oushak Carpet
Located in New York, NY
An enormous antique Turkish Oushak rug with a very interesting turquoise shade with a caramel center medallion set on a salmon ground. In pretty good condition which is uncommon for ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Edwardian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Orange Purple Pink Yellow Accent Vintage Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Intermediate size mid-20th century geometric Kilim flat-weave.
Measures: 5'10" x 7'8".
Category
20th Century Turkish Bohemian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kurdish Rug, Anatolian Enchantment Meets Midcentury Boho Chic
Located in Dallas, TX
53906 Vintage Orange Kurdish Rug Runner, 03'08 x 12'00. Crafted with meticulous precision and unwavering dedication by Kurdish Herki tribes in eastern Turkey, particularly in the Hak...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Deco Runner
Located in New York, NY
Rare size mid-20th century Turkish Deco long and narrow runner with a repetitive all-over checkerboard design.
Measures: 2'3'' x 15'6''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Pre-Columbian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
5.4x8.8 Ft Vintage Turkish Area Rug in Red & Beige, Hand Knotted Floral Carpet
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s. The rug has even low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condition with no i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Zabihi Collection 20h Century Persian Bagface Rug
Located in New York, NY
Persian Kurd Bagface from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century
Details
rug no. j3496
size 1' 4" x 1' 6" (41 x 46 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage & Old Kilim Cushion Cover, Anatolian Yastik Turkish Modern Pillow 4484
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
9x12 Ft Handmade Turkish Oushak Large Area Rug, 100% Soft Wool & Natural Dyes
Located in Spring Valley, NY
9x12 Ft New Oushak rug made of 100% soft wool & Natural Dyes featuring an all over design of large rosette and palmette motifs connected by leafy scrolls in soft, earthy hues of beig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid-century Turkish Anatolian rug with beautiful Kazak design and nice colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
2.7x4.3 Ft Vintage Handmade Anatolian Milas Small Rug in Beige & Soft Red Colors
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
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 6'1" x 9'5" #441
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 6'1" x 9'5" #441
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets function...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 6'2" x 15'5" #2946
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 6'2" x 15'5" #2946
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Vintage Persian Gabbeh Runner
Located in New York, NY
A 2nd quatrer of the 20th century Persian Gabbeh Runner
rug no. 30419
Size 3' 4" x 11' 4" (102 x 345 cm).
Category
20th Century Persian Futurist Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Rustic French Rococo Style
Located in Dallas, TX
50655 vintage Turkish Oushak rug with Rustic French Rococo style. Balancing rustic sensibility with romantic connotations, this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug beautiful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Caramel Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish gallery size rug in browns and camel.
Category
20th Century Turkish Khotan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
4.8x6 Ft Vintage Handmade Anatolian Wool Area Rug with Geometric Design
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish rug from 1960s. The rug is made of medium wool pile on wool foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condition with no i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
5.3x9.2 Ft Blue Handmade Turkish Rug for Living Room, Bedroom, Dining Room
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
Vintage Tulu Shag Rug in Mustard & Pink Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool from Turkey circa 1950-1960, a 4x5 vintage rug from our Antique & Vintage collection connoting the classic Tulu style with a rep...
Category
1950s Turkish Tulu Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Vintage Besserabian Kilim Flat-Weave
Located in New York, NY
Affordably priced hand-made r intermediate size Besserabian Kilim with floral elements throughout.
6'10'' x 10'7''
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Bessarabian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
NASIRI Mazandaran Collection - Striped Flatweave Runner
By Nasiri
Located in New York, NY
Our Mazandaran Collection highlights the minimalist sophistication that existed long before the modern era. These rugs are inspired by the kilims that w...
Category
2010s European Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Zeki Müren Rug with Colorful Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 1x2 vintage Zeki Müren rug is a unique addition to the Rug & Kilim Collection for its wide range of colors an...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug
By Zeki Müren
Located in Dallas, TX
52005 Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug, 05'07 x 09'01. Originating from the tranquil Sivas region of Turkey, Zeki Muren Turkish Sivas rugs honor the esteemed Turkish singer of th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Zeki Müren Rug in Chartreuse with Floral Medallion, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 5x9 vintage Zeki Müren rug is a unique addition to the Rug & Kilim Collection.
On the Design:
Admirers of...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Stunning Mango Antique Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
Stunning early 20th-century golden rod mango color antique Turkish Oushak rug in excellent condition
Measures: 7'1" x 9'9".
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Adirondack Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Isparta Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim, from the Isparta region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
5.4x8.5 Ft French-Aubusson Inspired Turkish Rug, Gray Modern Handmade Carpet
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A French-Aubusson inspired vintage hand-knotted Turkish rug over-dyed in gray color. The rug features a design of a central floral cartouche, romantic cabbage roses, bold leafy motif...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Oriental Hand Knotted Vintage Turkish Mini Rug 1'10" x 2'7" #21
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Vintage Turkish Mini Rug 1'10" x 2'7" #21 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functional...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique Turkish Square Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century square size antique Turkish Oushak featuring an-all over design in warm colors.
Measures: 12' x 12'2''
Oushak rugs originated in the small town of Oushak ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish American Classical Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
6.4x8.8 Ft Colorful Geometric Vintage Nomadic Kilim Rug, 100% Handspun Wool
Located in Spring Valley, NY
This authentic hand-woven rug made to be used by the villagers in Central Anatolia. 100% organic wool. Good condition and cleaned professionally.
Ideal for both residential and comme...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Vintage Turkish Mini Rug 1'8" x 2'11" #10071
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 3'1" x 10'1" #210 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets function...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Vintage Turkish Mini Rug 1'8" x 3'3" #10086
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 2'10" x 13'6" #663 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
5.3x8.7 Ft Modern Handmade Turkish Vivid Hot Pink Rug with Flower 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
20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Oriental Hand Knotted Vintage Turkish Mini Rug 1'6" x 3'2" #10101
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 6'2" x 8'9" #2948 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets function...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Oushak Rug Oriental Handmade 2'10" x 6' #12038
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Oushak Rug Oriental Handmade 2'10" x 6' #12038 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
4.3x5.3 Ft Plain Solid Red Color Hand-Knotted Vintage Tulu Rug. 100% Soft Wool.
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage hand-knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for "high-piled") rug from Konya in Central Turkey, made of lamb’s wool, featuring a plain solid red ground. These contemporary looking, f...
Category
1970s Turkish Minimalist Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pillow Case Fashioned from an Anatolian Vintage Cotton Fabric, 1960s
Located in Istanbul, TR
Pillow Cover is made from a hand woven cotton fabric, woven in Anatolia, Turkey.
It does not come with an insert.
Cotton in the back.
Zipper closure.
Dry clean is recommended.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Turkish Kars with Ecru Field and Zig Zag Border
Located in New York, NY
Kars carpets show individuality with almost no two identical. This one, for example, shows two columns of hooked hexagons enclosing mostly ecru ashiks, on a natural sandy tan ground. Narrow red zig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Sultanabad Rug in All over Beige, Orange Floral Pattern by Rug & Kilim
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 10 x 12 vintage Turkish Sultanabad style rug in beige and orange from Rug & Kilim’s Modern Classics Collection. Hand knotted in wool, the rug is an exceptional modern sketch from t...
Category
2010s Turkish Sultanabad 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.