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Turkish Rugs For Sale
Antique Anatolian Sarkisla Rug, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Anatolian Sarkisla Rug, 19th Century (4th Quarter) Additional Information: Dimensions: 4'2" W x 6'0" L Origin: Anatolia (Turkey) Period: 19th Ce...
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19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Bobyrug’s nice Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century Turkish rug with nice geometrical Caucasian design and beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Turkish Vintage Kilim with Embroidered Rug with Tan, Taupe, Brown, and Lt. Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
Turkish vintage Kilim with Embroidered rug with Tan, taupe, brown, and Lt. Blue. Keivan Woven Arts / rug EN-179481, country of origin / type: Turkey / Kilim, circa 1950 This vintage...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Konya Rug
Located in New York, NY
The light straw field of this good condition vintage central Anatolian kellegi shows a windblown, floating flower and leaf all-over textile pattern. Borderless. Sand, light brown and...
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1930s Turkish Arts and Crafts Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
72249 Vintage Turkish Rug with Tribal Style, 03'10 x 05'05. Tribal enchantment dances with Anatolian symbolism in this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish rug. The neutral khaki colore...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug
$479 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Oushak Directional Prayer Rug with Modern Jacobean Style
Located in Dallas, TX
52100, vintage Turkish Oushak Directional Prayer rug with Modern Jacobean style. With its striking appeal and saturated color palette, this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak r...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Jacobean Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Exceptional Kilim from Turkey , 19th Century- N° 695
Located in Paris, FR
Kilim in Turkey, representing tribal style geometric shapes. High quality, beautiful graphics and remarkable finesse. Perfect state of preservation. Measures: 62.99 in. x 39.37 in....
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1860s Turkestan Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs

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Wool

5x8 Ft Vintage Turkish Rug, One of a Kind Hand Knotted Carpet, Soft Wool Pile
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage Central Anatolian rug with a geometric design and unusual border pattern. Even medium wool pile on wool foundation. Excellent original condition. Washed professionally. Ide...
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1980s Turkish Rustic Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Apadana's Blue Modern Oushak Handmade Oversize Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful modern oversize Oushak hand knotted wool rug with a blue field. This Oushak rug has multi-color accents all-over a gorgeous botanical floral design. This rug measures 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Multicolor Handmade Patchwork Turkish Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug with a brown field. This piece has multicolor accents in a gorgeous all-over geometric patchwork design. This rug measures: 9'2" x ...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Hand Knotted Vintage Tulu Rug Beige Brown Shag Pile Geometric Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in wool originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this vintage rug hails from the mid-century Tulu rug family, known for lively, playful shag rug style and comfortable, textural approaches like this 3x5 rug...
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1950s Asian Tulu Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Contemporary Handmade Turkish Anatolian Room Size Carpet in Aubergine
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish Anatolian room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. This contemporary borderless Turkish rug features 7 leafy vines over an aubergine (eggplant) purple colo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Rug in Red and Blue with Medallions Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1950-60, this 7x9 vintage rug is the newest addition to the coveted Vintage collection by Rug & Kilim. On the Design: Admire...
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1950s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Tulu Rug with Colorful Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 4x6 vintage Tulu rug is an extremely rare piece like so few of its provenance. On the Design: Tulus are som...
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1950s Turkish Tulu Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Red Antique Turkish Oushak Handmade Allover Designed Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Antique Turkish hand-knotted wool rug with a red field. This rug has a designed blue frame with multicolor accents in a gorgeous large-scale floral pattern. This rug mea...
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20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Beautiful Vintage Turkish Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty Turkish hallway rug, with geometric designs and pretty colors on a pink background, entirely hand-knotted, with wool pile on a wool foundation.
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Late 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Beautiful Vintage Turkish Runner
Beautiful Vintage Turkish Runner
$862 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Ersari Rug in Beige-Brown and Teal Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted wool and originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 8x13 vintage Ersari rug is from the same provenance, a sub-tribe of the Turkmen people often known for their more ...
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1950s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Zeki Müren Rug in Polychromatic Geometric Patterns, by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x6 rug is a new addition to Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Pasha Collection. This line is a commemoration, with rare curations we believe to hail f...
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1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Bobyrug’s Vintage Decorative Square Turkish Ushak Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful early 20th century Turkish rug with a decorative design and green and pink salmon colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the ...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Modern Turkish Patchwork Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish Patchwork rug created with antique and vintage carpet fragments. The white colored field is made up entirely of a vintage Turkish Kili...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Bohemian Turkish Rugs

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Wool, Hemp

Modern Turkish Patchwork Carpet
Modern Turkish Patchwork Carpet
$5,500 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Tulu Rug in Brown Midnight Blue & White Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A specimen of artistic acumen, this vintage 6x7 Tulu rug of the 1950s from our Antique & Vintage collection unveils sharp geometry in tribal designs bracing light brown & lustrous mi...
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1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Zeki Müren Rug in Blue with Beige-Brown Patterns, 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 for its wide range of colors an...
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1960s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Mid Century Bessarabian Kilim Black Beige Red Floral Turkish Flat Weave Rug
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage Turkish flat-weave kilim rug features a Bessarabian style, whose origins are traced to Romania and select European styles. Handmade with flat woven wool circa 1950-1960,...
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1950s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
51384 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 03'02 X 04'08. Small Turkish Oushak rugs with a mihrab design are traditional carpets originating from the Oushak region of Turkey. They feature a ...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug
$1,199 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful New Anatolian Design Handwoven Kilim Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice new Kilim with beautiful geometrical design of Turkish Kilims and nice colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation. Measures: 170 x 240 cm.
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2010s Indian Kazak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s Patchwork Kilim Runner in Polychromatic Stripes
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, Rug & Kilim presents a 3x8 contemporary runner from their innovative new patchwork kilim collection. On the Design: This flat weave technique repurposes vintag...
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2010s Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Zabihi Collection 18th Century Turkish Ghiordes on Linen
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th century Antique Turkish Ghiordes rug stitched onto a canvas like Linen. This item can either be used as a wall piece or floor covering. It can be walked on too if desired...
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18th Century Turkish Country Antique Turkish Rugs

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Jute, Cotton, Wool

Modern Colorful Oushak Handmade Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Modern oversize Oushak hand knotted wool rug with a blue field. This Oushak rug has multi-color accents all-over a gorgeous botanical floral design. This rug measures: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

1950's Turkish Oushak Carpet Runner
Located in Dallas, TX
53215 Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Elizabethan Medieval style. Rich in detail with a traditional feel and well-balanced symmetry, this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak ...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

1950's Turkish Oushak Carpet Runner
1950's Turkish Oushak Carpet Runner
$1,119 Sale Price
22% Off
New Colorful Orange Turkish Oushak Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
52367 New Colorful Turkish Oushak Rug, 05'00 x 06'09. This hand-knotted wool contemporary Turkish Oushak rug features a vibrant all-over floral pattern spread across an abrashed iv...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
53294 Zeki Muren Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug, 04'05 x 09'01. Nestled within the tranquil landscapes of Turkey's Sivas region, Zeki Muren Turkish Sivas rugs pay homage to the...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug
Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug
$1,508 Sale Price
28% Off
Beautiful New Tribal Design Handwoven Kilim Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice new Kilim with beautiful tribal design of Turkish Kilims and nice colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation. Size: 6´x9’ feet.
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2010s Indian Tribal Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Zeki Müren Runner in Beige & Pink Cubist Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 1x6 vintage Zeki Müren runner is a unique addition to the Rug & Kilim Collection for its unusual colors and c...
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1960s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Tribal Mazlaghan Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful midcentury tribal rug with geometrical design and nice colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
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Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Tribal Mazlaghan Rug
Vintage Tribal Mazlaghan Rug
$747 Sale Price
20% Off
Rug & Kilim’s Modern Patchwork Kilim in Light Blue Geometric Patterns
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand woven in a wool flat weave, this 10x13 modern Kilim rug originating from Turkey, uses Kendir, a kind of all-natural "bast" fiber similar to jute, making it an exceptional sustai...
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2010s Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Silk Hereke Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful vintage Turkish Hereke rug made from 100% silk, and woven with a beautiful multi-colored tree-of-life pattern in the center surrounded by a wide borer containing multiple...
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Late 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs

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Silk

Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
51581 Zeki Muren Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug, 07'02 x 10'06. Zeki Muren Turkish Sivas rugs derive their name from the illustrious Turkish singer Zeki Müren and hail from the...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Expressionist Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug
Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug
$3,359 Sale Price
38% Off
Bobyrug’s Nice Antique Turkish Mihrab Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty antique Turkish rug with beautiful design of mihrab and nice natural colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury ...
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Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Antique Persian Tabriz Blue Rug
Located in New York, NY
This antique Persian Tabriz rug is skillfully sourced by N A S I R I through extensive research and travels. Located in northwest Iran, the city of Tabriz was the earliest capital o...
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1910s Persian Tabriz Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Antique Persian Tabriz Blue Rug
Antique Persian Tabriz Blue Rug
$19,200 Sale Price
20% Off
1930's Turkish Oushak Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
52087, vintage Turkish Oushak runner, narrow hallway runner. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner features three connected hexago...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Beautiful New Anatolian Design Handwoven Kilim Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice new Kilim with beautiful geometrical design of Turkish Kilims and nice colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation. Size: 170 x 240 cm.
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2010s Indian Kazak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

21st Century Modern Moroccan Style Wool Runner Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful contemporary Moroccan style runner rug, hand-knotted wool with pink accents, multi-color accents in a gorgeous all-over tribal design. This rug measures: 2'10" x 9'9".    ...
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2010s Turkish Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Oushak Area Rug with Shabby Chic English Country Style
Located in Dallas, TX
50219 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 06’03 x 10’07. Crafted with exquisite detail, our hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug embodies the timeless charm of traditional style infu...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Oushak Diamond Design Beige Handmade Oushak Purple
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent vintage Turkish oushak Beige area rug Ikat handmade rug 9'6" x 12'2" 9' x 12' Circa 1960 "This is a beautiful vintage Turkish Oushak rug with a soft color palett...
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1960s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Antique Rug, Quba Kilim Rugs, Azerbaijani Handmade Geometric Oriental Rug
Located in Wembley, GB
This fine decorative handmade carpet colourful rug is an Azeri carpet rug woven by very skilled weavers in Azerbaijan who used the highest quality wool on wool. The exclusive flat-we...
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1910s Azerbaijani Kilim Vintage Turkish Rugs

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Wool, Organic Material

Oversized Antique Bessarabian Square Kilim with Floral Patterns - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 17x17 antique Bessarabian Kilim is a rich and exciting new collectible from Rug & Kilim’s collection—one of few oversized pieces of its provenance, handwoven in wool and origina...
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1880s Turkish Bessarabian Antique Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s Patchwork Kilim Runner in Polychromatic Stripes
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, Rug & Kilim presents a 3x8 contemporary runner from their innovative new patchwork kilim collection. On the Design: This flat weave technique repurposes vintag...
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2010s Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Beautiful New Oushak Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice hand knotted new rug with a beautiful design of Oushak rugs and light colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation
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2010s Indian Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Beautiful New Oushak Design Rug
Beautiful New Oushak Design Rug
$4,773 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Red Turkish Handmade Multicolor Geometric Pattern Wool Runner
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug with a red field. This rug has a white designed frame and multicolor accents in a gorgeous all-over geometric tribal design. This r...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Modern Oushak Handmade Multicolor Floral Pattern Oversize Blue Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful modern Oushak hand-knotted wool rug with a blue gradient field. This Oushak rug has a pink, yellow, orange, and ivory accents layout a gorgeous floral tribal pattern design...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century Turkish Anatolian Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian room size carpet handmade during the Mid-20th Century. Measures: 8' 11" x 12' 0".
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Floral Sivas Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
50907 Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug Runner, 04'00 x 08'07. In a delightful union of Artisan and Cottagecore styles, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Sivas rug runner whispers tales...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Floral Sivas Rug
Vintage Turkish Floral Sivas Rug
$1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Ivory Brown Mohair Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Angora mohair wool rug in brown and ivory. Measures: 4'4'' x 6'9''.
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20th Century Turkish Moorish Turkish Rugs

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Mohair

Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Rustic Postmodern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53344 Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug, 03'03 x 06'07. Step into a world of refined heritage and rarefied design with this exceptional hand-knotted wool distressed vintage Turkis...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

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...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs

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Wool, Natural Fiber

Vintage Turkish Anatolian Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian rug from the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 11" x 7' 5"
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Anatolian Rug
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Rug
$1,300 Sale Price
20% Off
Traditional Hand-Knotted Wool Turkish Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional hand-woven Turkish rug has a shaded charcoal field enclosing a central column of three serrated hexagonal medallions, in a shaded pale-pink geometric vine border, be...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Turkish Sultanabad with Exaggerated Design Elements
Located in Dallas, TX
Looking for a unique and contemporary rug to add to your home decor? Look no further than this handmade Sultanabad rug from Turkey! Measuring 8'1'' x 10'10'', this rug is the perfect...
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20th Century Afghan Tribal Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Geometric Motifs in Warm Beige Green 3'2 x 4'4
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 3'2 x 4'4 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Geometric Floral Motifs in Warm Beige 3'2 x 4'4. Keivan Woven Arts / Rug/TU-TRS-95079, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, ...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Nice Vintage Mahal Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful floral design runner with beautiful colors with a pink field color, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
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Mid-20th Century Asian Sarouk Farahan Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Nice Vintage Mahal Runner
Nice Vintage Mahal Runner
$1,897 Sale Price
20% 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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