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Turkish Rugs For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: Late 19th Century
Antique Mihrab Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Mihrab Kilim with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and textures that are ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Extremely Fine Antique Sivas Handmade Carpet, Red and Green, All-over Design
Located in Port Washington, NY
Sivas is a city in North Central Turkey, which is a major production site of Turkish rugs based on Persian designs. Often finely woven, Sivas rugs and carpets are highly appreciated ...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Konya Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Konya 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
Antique Oushak Carpet, Handmade Oriental Rug, Pink Rug, Taupe, Cream, Gray
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
Antique Gomurgen Kayseri Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Gomurgen, Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special co...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Sivas Kilim Central Anatolian Old Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Sivas region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Sivas In the third century, Sivas was a Roman city known as Sebastea, the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Hotamis Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Hotamis, Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special color...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Zabihi Collection Antique Turkish Oushak Scatter Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th-century authentic Oushak scatter size rug
Measures: 3'5'' x 5'3''
Oushak rugs are prized for their rich looks as well as for their high ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Hollywood Regency 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
Antique Turkish Komurcu Kula rug of traditional desiign. Circa 1900.
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Size: 5ft 6in x 4ft 5in (168 x 135cm).
Antique Turkish Komurcu Kula rug of traditional desiign.
Circa 1900.
These scarce rugs are known as Komurcu rugs; this means coal or black, ...
Category
Early 1900s Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Central Anatolian Konya region village rug, circa 1920.
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Size: 5ft 7in x 3ft 7in (170 x 108cm).
Antique Central Anatolian Konya region village rug.
Circa 1900/20.
A nice small example of a Konya village rug with a classic design, the ru...
Category
1920s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Skinny Red Antique Oushak Runner
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century Antique Turkish Oushak narrow-runner
2'2'' x 11'6''
Category
Early 20th Century Country Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Manastir Kilim Northwest Anatolian Old Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Northwest Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Manastir region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This kilim is chic and natural yet has the most beautiful combination...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Hotamis Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Hotamis, Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special color...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Zabihi Collection Vintage Square Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
Scatter-size Turkish Oushak Rug with an all-over tree design on a soft pink field from the 1930's
Details
rug no. j2331
size 3' 8" x 4' 7" (112 x 140 cm)
Oushak rugs are prized fo...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Hollywood Regency Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Angora
Rashwan Kayseri Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Rashwan Design Kilim, from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful spec...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Konya 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
Antique Turkish Anatolian Wool Rug or Carpet 7'3" x 4'2"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Turkish Anatolian Wool Rug or Carpet
7'3" x 4'2"
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Cankiri Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Mihrab Kilim, from the Cankiri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colo...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Turkish Crimson Silk Kayseri Rug with Vaq-Vaq Pattern
Located in San Francisco, CA
Turkish crimson silk Kayseri rug with vaq-vaq pattern
54.5 x 71.5
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Malatya Runner Kilim Rug Anatolia Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Eastern Anatolian Antique runner Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Malatya is Turkey's main kilim production area, and there...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Turkish Oushak handmade wool rug
Size: 11'8" × 14'1" (355 × 429 cm)
An early 20th century antique Turkish Oushak rug, circa 1920. This outstanding antique rug is t...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Bag Kilim in Red with Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in a wool flatweave in Turkey circa 1920-1930, this 2x5 piece is a bag once used in the daily lives of tribal and nomadic people.
On the Design:
Drawing on Afghan tribal...
Category
1920s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Malatya Kilim Rug Anatolia Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It is a large size and has two pieces joined from the center. Al...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
1900s Turkish Hereke Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
1900s Turkish Hereke dusty rose and burgundy handmade wool rug
Size: 10'8" × 16'4" (325 × 497 cm)
Antique Turkish rugs are considered by many to be some of the most beautiful carpets...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Corum Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Corum region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Corum has a long history as a base for Hittite ruins such as Hattusa, the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Aydin Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Western Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Aydin 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
Antique Aleppo Kilim Rug Anatolia Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique runner Kilim from the Aleppo region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It is a luxurious kilim that looks like it has been dyed with all the colors that...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Adana Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian 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
Antique Sivas Handwoven Wool Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Fine Antique Sivas handwoven wool carpet
Size: 8'2" × 12'8" (248 × 386 cm)
A Sivas carpet the camel field with scattered floral motifs around unusual rows of staggered bird pairs joi...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Oushak Beige Handwoven Wool Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Turkish Oushak beige handwoven wool carpet
Size: 11'0" × 14'3" (335 × 434 cm)
An early 20th century Turkish Oushak (Ushak) antique carpet, the beige field with a pastel pink ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Turkish Oushak rug.
Size: 13'8" × 13'4" (416 × 406 cm)
An antique Turkish Oushak rug dating back to circa 1920 features a grid of medallions linked with angular flowering vin...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Aydin Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Western Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Aydin 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
Antique Gomurgen Kayseri Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Gomurgen, Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special co...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Zabihi Collection Angora Oushak Fragment Rug
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century authentic Angora Oushak Small Fragment Rug
Measures: 3'7'' x 6'7''
Oushak rugs are prized for their rich looks as well as for their high quality and exceptional b...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Hollywood Regency Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Angora
Antique Aleppo Runner Kilim Rug Anatolia Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique runner Kilim from the Aleppo region with a rare and beautiful color composition and metallic threads.
The strong colors and borderless horizontal striped design a...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Erzurum Kilim Rug Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet Wool 19th Century
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian antique Kilim from the Erzurum region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Reyhanli Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Reyhanli 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
Antique Aksaray Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Aksaray region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The beauty of the dyeing, the quality of the wool (thread), the splendor...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Adiyaman Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Adiyaman 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
Eye-Catching Small Size Antique Tribal Turkish Karapinar Area Rug 4'2" x 5'5"
Located in New York, NY
Eye-Catching Small Size Antique Red And Blue Tribal Turkish Karapinar Area Rug, Country of origin: Turkish Rugs, Circa date: 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oversized Hand-knotted Wool Antique Floral Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique Oushak rug features an ivory field with a central lozenge medallion containing a central dusty-pink and sandy-yellow floral lozenge issuing a variety of floral stems sur...
Category
Early 20th Century Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Corum Mihrab Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Corum region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
A Kaisary Rug circa 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Kaisary Rug circa 1900. Hand knotted, made of 100% wool yarn.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Old Turkish Bergama Region Flat Weave
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Turkish Bergama region flat weave in cicim technique
A good kilim with pleasing colour and lattice design, cicim is an embroidered weaving technique. Very good small square size...
Category
1920s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Old Tribal Style Rug, Shiraz Region
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old tribal style rug, Shiraz region, probably by settled weavers from the Qashqai tribe.
A good large size rug with all over large boteh design on a soft terracotta ground. The diag...
Category
1920s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Sivas
Located in Laguna Hills, CA
Hand-knotted, wool pile on a cotton foundation.
Circa 1920
Dimensions: 3'10" x 5'8"
Origin: Turkey
Condition: Excellent
Field Color: Gold
Border Color: Gray
Accent Colors: Bro...
Category
1920s Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Tan Handmade Turkish Oushak Wool Rug Featuring a Floral Motif
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful antique Turkish Oushak hand-knotted wool rug with a tan field and a red border showcasing a floral medallion motif design.
This rug measures 10' x 13'.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s nice antique Turkish Ghiordes rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty antique Turkish Ghiordes rug with beautiful mihrab design and beautiful natural light colours, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool on cotton foundation.
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"Experienc...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Kilim in Medallion Pattern in Burgundy, Ivory, Brown, Red, Pink
Located in Barrington, IL
Beautiful vintage Turkish kilim from Eastern Turkey in a multiple medallion pattern from the early 1900s. This Turkish Kilim has four-diamond shaped medallions in a column in the center of the kilim. The beautiful design is enhanced by the abrash colors of dark red in the field. This Turkish kilim has the color and the design of the Armenian Karabagh Kilims from the Caucasus or Kurdish village weavers from northeastern Turkey in the early 20th century.
Customization Service: Resizing and Refinishing service is available for this item upon request. This includes reducing the size and refinishing it with a choice of colors for sides and end binding to give it a clean and finished look while protecting the runner while in use.
Dimensions: 5’ x 11’ 3”
Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Anatolia, Turkey
Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation with natural vegetable dyes
Condition: Wear consistent with age and us
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Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Oushak Carpet, Handmade Turkish Oriental Rug Beige, Taupe Gray Pale 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
An Oushak Rug circa 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Oushak Rug circa 1920. Hand knotted, made of 100% wool yarn.
Category
1920s Oushak Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Oversize Square Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century oversize square Turkish Oushak rug with an all-over design on a pink ground
Measures: 16'10'' x 17'
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Country Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kurdish Kilim in Allover Geometric Pattern in Brown, Ivory, Yellow, Red
Located in Barrington, IL
Beautiful vintage Kurdish kilim from Eastern Turkey in an all over geometric design from the early 1900s. This Kurdish Kilim is unique since its design resembles the kilims from the southern Caucasus. In addition, the use of the ivory color background makes the larger geometric patterns of diamonds and multi-sided rectangles stand out. Since the kilim is wide and long, it can be used as a wide runner or a gallery/corridor rug.
Customization Service: Resizing and Refinishing service is available for this item upon request. This includes reducing the size and refinishing it with a choice of colors for sides and end binding to give it a clean and finished look while protecting the runner while in use.
Dimensions: 5’ x 14’ 5”
Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Anatolia, Turkey
Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation with natural vegetable dyes
Condition: Wear consistent with age and us
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Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Rug
Size: 10'7" × 13'5" (322 × 408 cm)
An antique Turkish Oushak rug dating back to circa 1925 features a unique blend of colors and an intricately ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Signed Feshane Rug - Late 19th Century Ottoman Period Signed Feshane Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
A Signed Feshane Rug Anatolian Rug
Late 19th Century Ottoman Period Signed Feshane Rug
High quality carpets were produced for the Ottoman court in both Hereke and Feshâne in the second half of the 19th century. In Defterdar near Eyüp in Istanbul a building constructed by Sultan Mahmut II for the making of Feze’s, the traditional Turkish men...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1880's Handmade Orange Turkish Oushak Wool Rug Featuring a Medallion Motif
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful antique Turkish Oushak hand-knotted wool rug with a light orange field and an ivory border showcasing a floral medallion motif design.
This rug measures 13'5' x 17'4".
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Oushak Rug 'Size Adjusted'
Located in New York, NY
Fine antique Turkish Oushak beige, gold, green, orange rug (size Adjusted)
Size: 18'3" × 18'9" (556 × 571 cm).
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak 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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