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Turkish Rugs For Sale
Nazmiyal Collection Modern Greek Key Influenced Rug 9'3" x 15'
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Modern Greek Key Influenced Contemporary Rug, Country of origin: Turkey, Circa date: Modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Contemporary Oushak Style with Coastal Cottage Southern Living Style
Located in Dallas, TX
30026, New Contemporary Oushak Style with Coastal Cottage Southern Living Style. Understated with beguiling subtlety of color, this new Oushak style rug soothes the soul and elevates...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Blue & Red Turkish Oushak Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
74925 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 06'09 X 11'00. This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug with modern tribal style features three medallions each filled with stylized flower...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, Tribal Rug for Kitchen, Bath, Foyer or Entryway
Located in Dallas, TX
51772, vintage Turkish Oushak rug, tribal rug for kitchen, bath, foyer or entryway. This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug features a modern traditional style. Immersed in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Traditional English Rustic Style
By Zeki Müren
Located in Dallas, TX
51916 Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Traditional English Rustic Style Style 02'09 x 06'03. Warm and inviting, this hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Sivas runne...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$719 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Turkish Anatolian Tulu Square Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Tulu is a luxurious wool embossed shag that features vertical layers of brown, gold, and rose. It augments the stunning scenery and all will be loved by the next generation. Turkish ...
Category
1940s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Carpet ( 9' 2'' x 12' 280 x 366 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Carpet ( 9' 2'' x 12' 280 x 366 )
Category
1880s Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian tribal room size carpet handmade during the Mid-20th Century.
Measures: 9' 11" x 12' 10".
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug Earthy Brown and Soft Gray Stripes 6'0 x 9'0
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 6'0 x 9'0
Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug Earthy Brown and Soft Gray Stripes 6'0 x 9'0. Keivan Woven Arts / Rug / EN-13910 Country of origin / type: Turkey / Kilim.
Turkish Ki...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner 2'9 x 12'5
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner 2'9 X 12'5. Oushak's are known for their soft palettes combined with eccentric drawing. Oushak in western Turkey has the longest continuous rug weaving ...
Category
20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Malatya Chuval Kilim Cuval Rug Nomadic Anatolian Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a beautifully detailed old Malatya Region, Anatolian Chuval kilim, featuring a bold, three-dimensional texture and precise geometric patterns. Originally used by nomadic trib...
Category
1970s Turkish Kilim Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
$776 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Western Anatolian Silk Prayer Rug, Turkey 1930s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a spectacular vintage Western Anatolian hand-knotted silk prayer rug. This Panderma rug features a Mihrab design pattern, with writings, and beautiful c...
Category
1920s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Patchwork Style Flatweave Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish Patchwork style flatweave throw rug handmade during the 21st century using remnants of vintage Turkish flatweaves from the mid-20th century.
Measures: 3' 1" x 4' 2".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Contemporary Colorful Blue Oushak Rug with Modern Pastel Style
Located in Dallas, TX
80600, new contemporary colorful blue Oushak rug with modern pastel style. Blending elements from the modern world with pastel colors, this hand knotte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$5,199 Sale Price
20% Off
1920's Turkish Sivas Carpet, Rustic Charm Meets Traditional Sensibility
Located in Dallas, TX
50245 Antique Turkish Sivas Rug, 04'03 x 06'06. With warm spice-tones and lovingly rustic appearance, this hand knotted wool antique Turkish Sivas rug embraces English Manor style. I...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Oushak Runner, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
This vintage runner is a simple study in medium brown and khaki with shadow details in golden tan. The condition is low and somewhat distressed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Oushak Rug With Beige Open Field and Floral Patterns, From Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool circa 1920-1930, this 9×12 antique Oushak rug is a rare curation from the Rug & Kilim collection. Originating from Turkey, it enjoys an open field design in beig...
Category
1910s Turkish Oushak Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Distressed Antique Turkish Overdyed Rug with Heriz Design and Industrial Style
Located in Dallas, TX
52839 Distressed Antique Turkish Overdyed Rug with Heriz Design and Industrial Style. With a lovingly timeworn appearance and blissful b...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Heriz Serapi Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$7,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, Abstract Expressionism Meets Atmospheric Elegance
By Jackson Pollock, Richard Pousette-Dart
Located in Dallas, TX
60776 Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, 06'01 x 09'02.
Get ready to be swept off your feet by the meeting of Abstract Expressionism and atmospheric e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Expressionist Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,400 Sale Price
46% Off
Rug & Kilim’s Patchwork Kilim in Polychromatic Stripes
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, Rug & Kilim presents a 7x10 contemporary rug from their innovative new patchwork kilim collection.
On the Design:
This flat weave technique repurposes vintage ...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kilim Runner -Vibrant Orange Stripes and Rustic Charm 2'9 x 12'0
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 2'9 x 12'0 Vintage Turkish Kilim Runner -Vibrant Orange Stripes and Rustic Charm Keivan Woven Arts / Rug / EN-14122 Country of origin / type: Turkey / Kilim Vintage Turkish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Postmodern Moroccan Berber Pattern Black and Silver Beige Abstract Rug No Fringe
Located in New York, NY
The Rapture Collection is a high-end rug collection that includes 29 rug design options, in 155 design and rug color combinations, totaling 620 various design-color-size combinations...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Polyester
Early 20th Century Turkish Cotton Kayseri Carpet ( 9' x 12'6" - 275 x 380 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Turkish Cotton Kayseri Carpet ( 9' x 12'6" - 275 x 380 )
Category
1920s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Modern Industrial Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Here is a beautifully woven vintage Turkish Sivas rug, highlighting classical elements that are reminiscent of Persian design. The field boasts a regal pattern of rectilinear florals...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Industrial Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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 Oushak Rug, Colorful Rug for Kitchen, Bath, Foyer or Entryway
Located in Dallas, TX
51754, vintage Turkish Oushak rug, colorful rug for kitchen bath, foyer or entryway. This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug features a modern traditional style. Immersed i...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Midcentury Tulu Red and Multi-Color Wool Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Turkey in 1950, this vintage midcentury wool rug features a more contemporary approach to a Tulu rug design. Hand knotted in high quality wool, the mixed pile height...
Category
1950s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug with Feminine Industrial Style, Flatweave Kilim Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
51095 Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug with Feminine Industrial Style, Flat-weave Kilim Rug 06'05 X 09'04. With a bold geometric pattern and striking appeal, this hand-woven wool vintage Tu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, Sage Green Field, Light Pink Borders, circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
The very pale green field shows a palmette and branches open small medallion connected to open work pendants. Ecru forked arabesques define the straw palmette quarter corners. Light pink palmette...
Category
1920s Turkish Oushak Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An exciting and bold early 20th century Turkish Oushak rug with a wonderful large-scale stylized floral patterned field woven in gold, crimson, and salmon, and set against a light tu...
Category
1930s Turkish Oushak Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1960s Vintage Distressed Rug in Red, Green, Art Deco Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool from Turkey circa 1960-1970, a vintage 4x6 distressed rug from bold Turkish atelier. Joining the discerning curtains from Rug & Kilim’s commemorative Mid-Century...
Category
1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Midcentury Diamond Pattern Pink and Blue Wool Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in Turkey originating between 1960-1970, this vintage midcentury runner is the latest to join Rug & Kilim’s midcentury Pasha collection, celebrating Turkish icon and mul...
Category
1960s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Square Oushak with a Rust Red Field and an Ecru Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Better woven than most Oushaks, this room size shows a twelve point medallion with ecru sub-medallion, on an abrashed rust-red field, with an even supporting cast of palmettes, and t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Ivory Brown Mohair Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Angora mohair wool rug in brown and ivory.
Measures: 4'8'' x 6'.
Category
20th Century Turkish Moorish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Mohair
$1,475
Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Romantic Georgian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
52720 Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Romantic Georgian Style 03'05 x 08'11. Romance and rusticity collide in this hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Oushak r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,079 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Kilim rug in Polychromatic Striped Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, a vintage Turkish kilim rug, connoting a rare variant of mid-century panel weaving styles circa 1950-1960. The sheer rarity of this large 10x15 size and the colorf...
Category
1950s Turkish Kilim Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Carpet with Parisian Elegance and Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
74173 Late 19th Century Antique Green Turkish Oushak Rug, 14'02 x 15'07. Woven in the twilight of the Ottoman Empire, this rare hand-knotted wool Turkish Oushak rug from the Late 19t...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$27,888 Sale Price
28% Off
Rare Antique Rug English Axminister Handmade Runner Rug, Floral Carpet Runner
Located in Wembley, GB
Step into the rich history of British craftsmanship with our rare antique rug english Axminster handmade runner. This exquisite piece, dating back to the 1870s, carries the legacy of...
Category
Late 18th Century Asian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Wool
$7,451 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Large Geometric Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish flat-weave Kilim large room size carpet handmade during the 21st century with a geometric large scale diamond-shaped pattern in earth tones with an overall khaki gre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1960s Vintage Zeki Muren Distressed Rug in Gray Art Deco Pattern by Rug & Kilim
By Zeki Müren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, a distressed style rug from the celebrated artist Zeki Muren with abstract and art deco inspirations is one of his latest pieces to join Rug & Kilim’s Midcentur...
Category
1960s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1960's Colorful Turkish Striped Kilim Rug with Modern Rustic Style
Located in Dallas, TX
60640 Rustic Vintage Turkish Striped Kilim Rug, 09'07 x 12'11. A vivid symphony of Anatolian color and craft, this handwoven wool vintage Turkish kilim rug is a celebration of rural ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, Romantic French Provincial Meets Colonial Revival
Located in Dallas, TX
60786 Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, 09'08 x 13'02.
Balancing a timeless design with a romantic rustic sensibility, this hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish overdyed rug beau...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Industrial Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$5,400 Sale Price
39% Off
Distressed Sivas Accent Rug with Industrial Art Deco Style
By Zeki Müren
Located in Dallas, TX
51952, distressed Sivas Accent rug with Industrial Art Deco style. This distressed vintage Turkish Sivas rug with modern Industrial Art Deco style can make an interior space feel bot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,039 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Zeki Müren Runner Rug with Colorful Geometric Patterns from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 4×6 vintage runner originates from Turkey, circa 1960-1970, and is believed to be among the works of mid-century designer Zeki Múren.
On the Design:
Con...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kars Rug with Shades of Brown and Chocolate Brown Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
This rustic creation features a light brown, abrashed semi-open field focused on a pendanted chocolate medallion with a central, nested octofoil motif in ecru and brick. Convex choc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Turkish Flat-Weave Accent Rug Inspired by Swedish Kilims
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish flat-weave accent rug handmade during the 21st century. The design and weave are inspired by vintage Swedish Kilim rugs from the mid-20th century period.
Measures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Scandinavian Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,900 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 10' 5" x 14' 2"
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
Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Soft Taupe and Blush Pink Accents 3'2 x 5'9
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 3'2 x 5'9
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Soft Taupe and Blush Pink Accents 3'2 x 5'9. Keivan Woven Arts / Rug/ EN-179658, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
28"x36" Vintage Turkish Accent Rug with Soft Colors, Handmade Bath Mat, All Wool
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage Turkish rug. Finely hand-knotted with even medium wool pile on wool foundation. Very good condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep washed professionally).
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$173 Sale Price
50% Off
Turkish Oushak Rug Oriental Handmade 3' x 9'4" #12177
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Oushak Rug Oriental Handmade 3' x 9'4" #12177 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets functionality. E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,320 Sale Price
40% Off
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'2" x 11'10" #5735
Located in Houston, TX
Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 9'2" x 11'10" #5735 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets fu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,980 Sale Price
65% Off
Vintage Light Blue Oushak Rug with Large Leafs and Palmettes
Located in Milan, IT
A highly refined Oushak rug distinguished by a stunning aqua blue background, embellished by an oversized pattern composed of a large central palmettes flanked by a network of elabor...
Category
1980s Turkish Oushak Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
MehrabanVintage Turkish Pure Silk Sivas Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
With its soft beauty and tranquil vibes, this Vintage Turkish Pure Silk Sivas rug features an all-ver florid elements of rosettes, millefleur sprigs, blooming palmettes, and arabesqu...
Category
1930s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Fine Vintage Turkish Anatolian Kilim Wool Rug 3'6'' x 4'10''
Located in New York, NY
Fine Vintage Turkish Anatolian Kilim Wool Rug 3'6'' x 4'10''. A technique rather than a type of rug. Technique is: slit tapestry, warp shared wefting, single or double weft interlock...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zeki Muren Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Rustic Arts & Crafts Style
By Zeki Müren
Located in Dallas, TX
51906 Zeki Muren Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Accent Rug with Rustic Arts & Crafts Style 02'09 x 05'07. This hand-knotted wool distressed vintage Sivas rug features a floral latt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$684 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Malayer Rug Oriental Handmade 5'4" x 15' #NT-01
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Malayer Rug Oriental Handmade 5'4" x 15' #NT-01 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
$3,660 Sale Price
40% Off
Turkish Oushak Rug Oriental Handmade 2'10" x 4'2" #2162
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Oushak Rug Oriental Handmade 2'10" x 4'2" #2162 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
$588 Sale Price
40% Off
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim 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.
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