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Turkish Rugs For Sale
21st Century Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flatweave Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish flatweave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the 21st century.
Measures: 11' 7" x 14' 2"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Persian Oushak Master 8x11 Ivory, Pink, & Yellow Handmade Area Rug
Located in Houston, TX
Ashly Fine Rugs presents a 21st-century Persian Oushak 8x11 handmade area rug. Oushaks began in a location just south of Istanbul, in a region that was to become the rugs namesake, ...
Category
2010s Persian Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Contemporary Oushak Runner with Soft Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
80863 New Contemporary Oushak Runner with soft colors, 02'09 x 09'11. The classic style and soft colors are tranquil and sophisticated. With its timeless design and understated elega...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flatweave Kilim Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A contemporary Turkish flatweave Kilim accent rug handmade during the 21st century.
Measures: 5' 5" x 7' 6".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Kurdish Rug Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet Handwoven Natural Dye
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique Kurdish Rug from the Eastern Anatolia region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Anatolian Kurdish rugs are handwoven rugs that originate from the Anatol...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
New Contemporary Colorful Oushak Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
80902 New Contemporary Oushak rug with modern style 07'10 x 10'06. Polished and playful, this hand-knotted wool contemporary Contemporary Oushak rug beautifully embodies a modern sty...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$5,570 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner 3'3 X 11'4
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish Oushak Runne 3'3 X 11'4. These attractive rugs are suitable for a wide variety of places, but the significant effect of Oushaks is that they bring space together, mak...
Category
20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Soft Gold Tones Vintage Patchwork Wool Rug 5'x8'
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
This richly textured hand-woven wool patchwork rug is a masterful reimagining of traditional textile art. Constructed from carefully selected fragments of vintage rugs, each square c...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Scandinavian Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oversized Vintage Malayer Rug in Red with Floral Medallion, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey, circa 1950-1960, this 11x14 design is clearly inspired by Persian Heriz and Serapi rugs, known to enjoy both these colors and the ma...
Category
1950s Turkish Malayer Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Hemp
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
New Contemporary Colorful Oushak Carpet with Soft Pastels
Located in Dallas, TX
80904 New Colorful Oushak Rug with Modern Style 09'03 x 11'08. This exquisite hand-knotted wool contemporary Oushak rug captures the delicate balance between tradition and modernity,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$6,048 Sale Price
31% Off
Large Turkish Vintage Rug Handmade Carpet Red Wool Oriental Area Rug
Located in Wembley, GB
This luxurious carpet has been woven with a rich wine-red background with cream, blue, green and pink accents that make up the intricate, highly-decorative medallion and surrounding ...
Category
1970s Turkish Victorian Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
$3,946 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Style Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner, Hallway Runner
Located in Dallas, TX
50351, Mid-Century Modern style vintage Turkish Oushak runner, hallway runner. Warm, rich and neutral, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner features three interconnec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,388 Sale Price
20% Off
New Turkish Oushak Rug with Yellow, Orange & Green Floral Details on Blue Field
Located in Dallas, TX
New Turkish rug made of handwoven sheep’s wool of the finest quality. It’s colored with organic vegetable dyes that are certified safe for humans and pets alike. It features floral d...
Category
2010s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Patchwork Kilim Runner in Polychromatic Stripes
By Rug & Kilim
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...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,152 Sale Price
20% Off
Persian Oushak Over Size Rug Circa 1990 - Wool Brown Ivory Taupe Design - 89044
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Persian Oushak featuring Over Size Rug in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and BrownIvoryTaupe, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Asian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Arts & Crafts Cottage Style
Located in Dallas, TX
50168 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Arts & Crafts Cottage Style 05'00 x 07'07. With its timeless design and symmetrical composition, this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,959 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Zeki Müren Square Rug with Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x4 square rug is a new addition to Rug & Kilim’s midcentury Pasha Collection. This line is a commemoration, with rare curations we believe to hail from multidisciplinar...
Category
1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Red Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
51569 Vintage Red Turkish Oushak Rug, 03’05 x 03’11. Step into a world where every step is a dance amidst a garden of exquisite blooms, where the air is filled with the heady scent o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$799 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Purple Overdyed Rug, Bohemian Rhapsody Meets Maximalist Style
Located in Dallas, TX
60600 Vintage Turkish Purple Overdyed Rug, 06'07 x 09'10.
Brace yourself for a beguiling dance of Bohemian Rhapsody entwined with Maximalist flair in the form of this hand-knotted w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Post-Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,760 Sale Price
53% Off
Vintage Tulu Rug with Pink and Gold Geometric Medallions, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 3x4 vintage Tulu rug is an extremely rare piece like so few of its provenance.
On the Design:
Tulus are som...
Category
1950s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Persian Oushak Area Rugs - 68740
Located in Dallas, TX
Modern Heritage: A Transcendent Persian Oushak Wool Rug
Immerse your living space in the striking elegance of this magnificent Persian Oushak area rug, a masterful blend of historica...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$18,816 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Vintage Turkish Kars Rug dated 1906
Located in New York, NY
a Room size turkish Kars rug from the 20th century
Details
rug no. j3470
size 7' 9" x 11' 2" (236 x 340 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Islamic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Milas Rug 3'9'' x 4'6''
Located in New York, NY
Antique Turkish Milas Rug 3'9'' x 4'6''. Town along Turkey’s SW Mediterranean coast, actively weaving scatters and prayer rugs since the 18th...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Zeki Müren Art Deco rug, with abstract patterns, from Rug & Kilim.
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 4x7 Vintage Müren Art Deco rug, hand made in wool, is a Mid-century curation from Rug & Kilim. It features a postmodern take on design, but with a Japanese sensibility.
On the...
Category
1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,744 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Large Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish flat-weave Kilim large room size carpet handmade during the 21st century.
Measures: 13' 2" x 16' 6"
Flat-weave rugs & carpets:
Knotted pile rugs are just one small part of a vast universe of textile techniques suitable for heavy use. If you can imagine it, some weaver has tried it out. Pieces can be roughly divided into those reversible from the start and those never, or at least not initially, reversible. Thus, kilims are considered reversible, while everything else is not.
Kilims are tapestry woven rugs with both sides the same, in either slit technique where colors change, or with various methods of avoiding slits. Slit tapestry weave goes back to ancient times and Coptic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Flatweave Kilim Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish flatweave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 10' 1" x 13' 2".
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Contemporary Oushak Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
80943 New Contemporary oushak rug with Modern style, measures: 09'00 x 11'10.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$7,120 Sale Price
20% Off
7.5x10.5 Ft Handmade Turkish Rug in Yellow, Modern Overdyed Living Room Carpet
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage handmade Turkish rug in burnt orange/rust & yellow color.
Measures: 7.5 x 10.5 Ft.
Finely hand knotted, low wool pile on cotton foundation. Deep washed.
Sturdy and can be ...
Category
1960s Turkish Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$827 Sale Price
40% Off
21st Century Modern Handmade Turkish Flatweave Kilim Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish flatweave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the 21st century.
Measures: 9' 10" x 13' 10"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Oushak Rug with Pink & Gold Floral Details on Ivory & Brown Field
Located in Dallas, TX
Turkish rug made of handwoven sheep’s wool of the finest quality. It’s colored with organic vegetable dyes that are certified safe for humans and pets alike. It features gold, pink a...
Category
2010s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Patchwork Kilim in Polychromatic Stripes
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, Rug & Kilim presents a 6x9 contemporary rug from their innovative new patchwork kilim collection.
On the Design:
This flat weave technique repurposes vinta...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
New Colorful Contemporary Turkish Oushak Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53797 New Colorful Turkish Oushak Rug with Modern Style, 12'10 x 15'08. A celebration of rarity and refined artisanship, this hand-knotted wool contemporary Turkish Oushak rug is an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$11,199 Sale Price
29% Off
Vintage Zeki Muren Art Deco Rug in Pink with Colorful Patterns - by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 7x9 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 from...
Category
1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Midcentury Geometric Green and Multi-Color Wool Runner by Rug & Kilim
By Zeki Müren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in Turkey originating between 1960-1970, this vintage midcentury runner is the latest to join our midcentury Pasha collection, celebrating Turkish icon and multidiscipli...
Category
1950s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$880 Sale Price
51% Off
Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, French Industrial Meets Modern Boho Chic
Located in Dallas, TX
60784 Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, 09’06 x 12’10.
Combing a timeless design with chromatic brilliancy, this hand-knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish overdyed rug beautifully em...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Industrial Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$5,400 Sale Price
45% Off
Midcentury Turkish Floral Thracian Kilim
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Mid-Century Modern Turkish flat-weave Thracian Kilim featuring an arts and crafts style floral decoration. The richly colored stylized flowers sta...
Category
20th Century Turkish Arts and Crafts Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Mustard yellow rug with abstract designs of various colors designer ZEKI MUREN
By Zeki Müren
Located in Firenze, IT
Zeki Müren was a singer known for his unique voice and flamboyant costumes. Müren also did design studies and signed the decor of the stages where he performed. In fact, he was one o...
Category
1970s Turkish Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Rug, Hand Made Carpet Oriental Rug, Turkish Kilim Rugs for Sale
Located in Wembley, GB
This handmade carpet oriental rug colorful Rug is a Turkish carpet rug has woven by very skilled weavers in Turkey, who used the highest quality wool and cotton. The flat-weave rug h...
Category
Early 19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
New Colorful Contemporary Tulu Carpet with Modern Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
51874 New Colorful Turkish Tulu Shag Rug, 07'09 x 10'01. A vivid tableau of Anatolian spirit and artisan memory, this hand-knotted colorful Turkish Tulu rug radiates with a dreamlike...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Aesthetic Movement Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Angora
$2,799 Sale Price
44% Off
Antique Pure Silk Herekeh Rug - Size: 4'10x3'6
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Herekeh Rug in Pure Silk 4'10x3'6
Key Details:
Pile: Silk
Foundation: Silk
Origin: Herekeh
Design: Allover
Approximate Age: 90 years
Quality (KPI): 450
Condition: Good for a...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Contemporary Turkish Oushak Rug with Green and Blue Floral Patterns
Located in Dallas, TX
New Turkish rug made of handwoven sheep’s wool of the finest quality. It’s colored with organic vegetable dyes that are certified safe for humans and pets alike. It features a large,...
Category
20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Turkish Rug Oushak Style with Colorful Diamond Flower Medallions
Located in Dallas, TX
Contemporary Turkish area rug made of handwoven sheep’s wool of the finest quality. It’s tinted with organic vegetable dyes that are certified safe for humans and pets alike. It features a brown and beige field with multicolored floral patterns shaped like diamonds often found in Oushak weaving from ancient Anatolia in Turkey. It also has two green rectangular borders that add an element of symmetry. This contemporary Turkish rug...
Category
20th Century Turkish Islamic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Argyle Luxury Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
The Rapture Collection is the exception to our hand-woven only rule. Woven Concepts purist philosophy focuses on the creation of hand-made, high-end rugs. The Rapture Collection rugs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Chenille
Vintage Turkish Aubergine Overdyed Rug, Industrial Chic Meets Dark & Moody
Located in Dallas, TX
60692 Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, 09’05 x 12’04.
Industrial Chic meets luxe utilitarian appeal in this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish overdyed rug. The erased botanical design and monochromatic color scheme in this piece work together capturing the essence of a dramatric, dark and moody atmosphere. The distressed and overdyed composition features an inconspicuous ogival medallion surround by a barely-there allover pattern interlaced with beguiling biomorphic forms which seem to evanesce before one's eyes into the hand-sheared pile. Delicate florals and foliage are quietly concealed as they radiate from the corner spandrels and seamlessly amalgamate into field. In the same manner, a faded botanical border and meander guard bands add an intriguing finish. Reflecting a relaxed palette and no-fuss design aesthetic, this vintage overdyed rug dances between the realm of laid-back luxury and esoteric elegance while embracing Anatolian history with a hint of mystery.
Rendered in variegated shades of eggplant, aubergine, black currant, fig, midnight purple...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Industrial Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,480 Sale Price
22% Off
Antique Runner Rug Caucasian Karabagh Handmade Carpet Oriental Wool Stair Runner
Located in Wembley, GB
This antique runner rug originates from the Caucasus region, specifically Karabagh, Azerbaijan, dating back to the 1880s, making it a true relic of history. Hand-knotted with meticul...
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Art Deco Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Wool, Organic Material
$16,116 Sale Price
20% Off
New Contemporary Colorful Blue Oushak Rug with Modern Transitional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
80596, new contemporary colorful blue Oushak rug with Modern Transitional style. Blending elements from the modern world with happy pastel colors, this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$5,228 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Shabby Chic Oushak Rug, circa 1920 8'11 x 11'10
Located in New York, NY
Antique shabby chic Oushak rug, circa 1920 8'11 x 11'10. Light-colored Oushaks are among the most popular oriental carpets, known for the high quality of their wool their beautiful ...
Category
20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Modern Geometric Multicolored Kilim Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Fine modern (2015) Turkish Kilim rug. Has a multicolored, geometric patchwork design on a lightly textured field with a thin brown border along two edges. Measures 8.07x11.08.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Persian Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Accent Rug with Rustic Spanish Revival Style
Located in Dallas, TX
50172 vintage Turkish Oushak Accent rug with Rustic Spanish Revival style. Warm and inviting combined with rustic sensibility, this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug astou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Yahyali Rug
Located in New York, NY
Yahyali rug. Rug is a superb example of Anatolian weaving tradition in the early 20th century. A very refined interpretation of this design, rug has highly...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Zeki Müren Runner with Polychromatic Diamond Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 3x6 vintage Zeki Müren runner is a unique addition to the Rug & Kilim Collection for its wide range of colors...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Hereke Rug Cotton Kaysari Birds Tapestry Tree of Life Rug
Located in New York, NY
Rare Vintage Turkish Rug Hereke cotton Kaysari Bird Tapestry
3'10" x 5'9' 4 x 6
117cm x 176cm
"This is an exquisite Vintage Cotton Turkish Herek...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton
$3,991 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Zeki Müren Rug in Polychromatic Floral Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 4x8 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
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Square Red Antique Oushak Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Square red antique Oushak rug.
Category
19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$6,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Zeki Müren Rug in Polychromatic Floral Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 4x7 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
$1,600 Sale Price
33% Off
Modern Turkish Kilim Rug with Black and Brown Pencil Stripes in a Beige Field
Located in Dallas, TX
Turkish rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool and colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim flat-weave design featuring...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Flatweave Area Rug in Reds, Tans, & Black featuring Floral Border
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kilim rug handwoven in the style of Karabakh featuring cream and red border with blue and red flowers and green vine work, black inner border with yellow and red floral motif and red...
Category
20th Century Caucasian Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Fabric
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flatweave Kilim Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish flatweave Kilim accent rug handmade during the 21st century.
Measures: 6' 8" x 9' 7".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Turkish Rug Oushak Weave with Blue and Pink Allover Floral Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Modern Turkish area rug made of handwoven sheep’s wool of the finest quality. It’s colored with organic vegetable dyes that are certified safe for humans and pets alike. It features ...
Category
20th Century Persian Islamic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Byzantine and Gothic Revival Style
Located in Dallas, TX
50650 Vintage Turkish Sivas rug with Byzantine and Gothic Revival style. This hand knotted wool features a grandeur central medallion floating in a robust sea of abrash. Each corner ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Gothic Revival Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,720 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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