Asian Turkish Rugs

52721, distressed vintage Turkish Oushak runner with romantic rustic style 03'04 x 10'03. A beautiful combination of warm tone...

Beautiful antique Turkish Anatolian runner rug, hand knotted wool with a red field, brown frame and tan accents in all-over multi medallion design. This rug measures 3' 6" x 10' 1".

Turkish Oushak Rug 8'11" x 12'8" #16830 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets functionality. Elevate your sp...

A 2x2’5 vintage Persian Gabbeh rug, hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960. One of the latest additions to Rug & Kilim’s curation of rare tribal pieces, with an individualistic attitud...

An antique Turkish Oushak rug in runner format handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 2' 8" x 10' 9" Turkish rugs & carpets: Until the Great Persian Carpet Revival in the later 19th century, the “Oriental rug” was Turkish. For nearly six centuries, Turkish rugs, both scatter, room size, and even larger, thoroughly dominated the European import market. Whereas the Persian carpet can be divided into urban, village, and tribal types, in Turkey and its predecessor the Ottoman Empire, rugs almost exclusively came from village weavers and from a small number of urban workshops. Ninety percent village, nine percent city, one percent tribal. Turkish weavers have, with very few exceptions, always worked with the symmetric (Turkish) knot. Wool foundations are standard practice among both town and village weavers. The exceptions, very finely woven 20th century and recent Herekeh silks from near Istanbul, and early 17th century Ottoman Court rugs from Bursa, constitute only a tiny part of the total. Always pricey, they appealed and still appeal to the clients who want lots of knots and perfect execution instead of individual personality. The urban workshops have been centered around the western Turkish city of Oushak and its attendant port town of Smyrna. Oushak weaves with the trends in fashion. When color saturated medallion carpets were needed, Oushak was ready in the 17th and 18th centuries. When coarse red and blue carpets were required, Oushak and Smyrna in the 19th century wove them by the boatload. When tastes changed again, and the European dealers in Smyrna wanted room size carpets with lighter and unusual colors, and with Persianate designs, production ramped up in nearby Oushak. Those antique, all-wool construction turn-of-the-century carpets are still in high demand with designers. Antique carpets with allover, roughly drawn patterns on grounds of shrimp, rust, straw, cream, pale blue, and pale and pea green, hitherto unavailable colors, are in such demand today that contemporary Oushaks have attempted to mimic them with soft palettes, extra-large scale drawing and coarse weaves. Oushaks woven for the Turkish market, for palaces, houses and mosques were often oversize with large, repeating medallions, all in shades of (Turkey) red, dark blue, light blue-teal, and ivory, with lemon and green accents. Turkey, along with India, invented standard sizes. By vertically repeating the medallion, one could get one medallion, one with two end halves, two, three, etc. medallions, up to thirty or so feet in length. The process spared making new cartoons for each length and allowed a quicker turnaround time. Oushak, from the time of 15th century “Holbein” rugs onward, has always been a commercial center. The prayer niche directional rug is primarily a Turkish development. In the towns and villages east of Oushak, in Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Kirsehir, Mucur and Konya, among others, arch pattern scatters with bright palettes and weaves varying from relatively fine to moderate were almost the entire production. Antique examples were particularly popular in America around 1900. Other centers of village weaving were situated on the western coast and adjacent islands with the town of Melas and neighboring villages weaving geometric prayer rugs and scatters with a characteristic khaki green and lots of yellow. The other large region was in the northwest of Anatolia, near ancient Troy, with the sizable town of Bergama at its center. The satellite towns of Ezine, Karakecilli, Yuntdag, and Canakkale all wove colorful scatters with moderate weaves in all wool with geometric designs and cheerful palettes. Near to Istanbul, these were among the first Turkish rugs to reach Europe in the Renaissance. The earliest Turkish pieces depicted in Italian Old Master paintings display the so-called “Memling gul”, an allover panel pattern with hooked and stepped elements within the reserves. This pattern continues for centuries in the Konya area and in the Caucasus as well. Turkey is a land of villages and much of the most interesting Turkish weaving comes from one undiscovered village or another. The Konya-Cappadocia region of central Turkey includes the active towns of Karapinar, Karaman, Obruk, Sizma, and Tashpinar, all weaving Konya-esque scatters and long rugs. Karapinar has been active the longest, since the 17th century. The mosques in and around Konya have preserved locally-made rugs from the fourteenth. In the 20th century, the extra-long pile, many wefted Tulu rug was devised, with limited palettes and color block patterns. These are not really antique Tulus, but they must be a product of long-standing village tradition. There are thousands upon thousands of rural Turkish villages, almost all with easy access to local tribal wool. Rug students are discovering new names and rug types almost daily. The common denominators are bright colors, geometric designs, wool construction, moderate to coarse weaves and symmetric knots. Synthetic dyes hit the Turkish rug industry quickly and hard after 1870, and they penetrated to even the most off-the-beaten-track villages. This development was almost entirely negative. The village weavers used fugitive or overly bright dyes which ruined the color harmonies built up over centuries. Characteristic types disappeared or were negatively transmuted. The Turkish village rug of the 1870 to 1920 period is nothing to be proud of. In the eastern provinces, the semi-nomadic Kurdish tribes, collectively called ‘Yuruks’, weave all wool, geometric pieces with medium to medium-coarse weaves, as well as kilims and other flatweaves. The rugs employ cochineal instead of madder for the reds, mustard yellows, greens, and various blues. They are under-collected like the Persian Afshars. Their rugs are in scatter and long rug formats. The far eastern Turkish town of Erzerum has a long tradition of idiosyncratic, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak manner. One Turkish specialty is the Yastiks or cushion cover, made in pairs for the public living rooms of village houses. These are larger rugs in miniature and good ones are highly collectible. Like other Turkish rustic weavings, ones with synthetic dyes are almost totally undesirable. Only the tribal Baluch make similar cushion covers, known as pushtis or balishts, in the same small, oblong format. Yastiks always have a back, usually in plain weave, so that they can be easily stuffed. When the Imperial Carpet Factory at Herekeh near Istanbul closed in the early 20th century, the highly proficient Armenian master weavers set up in the Kum Kapi district of Istanbul where they wove all-silk, exquisitely fine and elaborately detailed small pieces, sometimes enriched with metal thread, for the most discriminating European buyers. Today the best, signed Kum Kapi pieces, usually in the “Sultan’s head” prayer niche design, can fetch upwards of $100,000. They are strictly for the wall. An Interwar all-silk room size Kum Kapi carpet is both exceedingly rare and stratospherically priced. The workshops closed in the 1930s, but the weaving of extremely fine, all-silk small rugs in Herekeh was revived in the 1960s. There has been a recent vogue for larger Turkish village vintage...

77122, vintage Turkish Oushak rug with modern Luxe style and bold Art Deco design. Combining hard angles, a bold geometric pattern, and symmetry, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turki...

12'2 x 15'2 The large decorative carpets from Oushak in Western Turkey in the, circa 1900 period are famous, and rightly so, for their mellow, but unusual, tonalities and their creat...

The source of carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. That rug with the central star was designed in the early 16th-century rug by Mamluk Sultane of Cairo, Egypt. It is exhibited at MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna Austria. The interpreted design is composed of a leaf lattice pattern taken from the border of the MAK Museum’s rug...

We made a cushion cover using the undamaged part of the precious and high-quality old & antique kilims that cannot be repaired as a whole. Like a painting, a part of the scenery is c...

A vintage Turkish Sivas carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century.

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...

An antique Turkish Oushak room size rug in square format handmade during the early 20th century with a vertical cane design (pole design). Measures: 11' 9" x 12' 10".

51271, vintage Turkish Kilim rug with Southwest boho chic desert style, flat-weave rug. Measures: 05'06 x 08'09. With bold geometric forms, vibrant colors and Aztec flair, this hand ...

A true celebration of Anatolian artistry, this vintage Turkish silk pictorial rug captures the enchanting "Tree of Life" motif, symbolizing growth, connection, and the harmony of nat...

A vintage Turkish flatweave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 10' 7" x 14' 1".

Anatolian rugs originated from Anatolia, also referred to as Asian Turkey, due to its geographical location. They are hand knotted, pile rugs made of natural fibers and dyes. Many of...

Vibrant Geometric Charm: Hand-Knotted Persian Oushak Runner Rug Infuse your hallway or narrow space with the bold beauty of this hand-knotted Persian Oushak runner rug. While bearing...

Handwoven in wool, this 6x8 Kilim is from an inventive new contemporary flat weave collection by Rug & Kilim. On the Design: This modern take on classic panel-weaving enjoys a fab...

Hand-knotted in Turkey originating between 1960-1970, this vintage mid-century modern rug is the latest to join our Midcentury Pasha collection, celebrating Turkish icon and multidis...

80675 New Contemporary Oushak Style rug with Modern Tribal Style 08'01 x 09'07. This one-of-a-kind contemporary Turkish Oushak rug marries transitional style with unmistakable tribal...

21st century Turkish Kilim rug, hand knotted wool with an all-over striped dark brown, light brown and tan field. This rug measures 7' 10" x 9' 10".  

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 black and red tribal stripes over a lovely gold field...

Modern Turkish area rug made of hand knotted sheep’s wool of the finest quality. It’s colored with organic vegetable dyes that are certified safe for humans and pets alike. It featur...

53360, distressed vintage Turkish Sivas rug with Rustic Mid-Century Modern style. This hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Sivas rug features an all-over lattice pattern spr...

Elevate your living space with the exquisite charm of this new modern hand-knotted Moroccan berber beni ourain rug, crafted with precision and care from 100% wool. Combining the allu...

60634 Brown Vintage Striped Turkish Kilim Rug, 09'06 x 09'01. This handwoven wool vintage Turkish kilim rug embodies the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, seamlessly merging with a commitment to ...

Beautiful hand knotted vintage wool runner rug. This rug has an ivory field with multicolored geometric design all over. This rug measures 2' 3" x ...

Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960, this 6x9 vintage Turkish rug features interesting soft colors for a work of its provenance. On the Design: Warm tones of peach pink, red, cr...

Antique Southwest Persian Luri Rug, 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 5'6" W x 6'7" L Origin: Southwest Persia Period: 19th Century (3rd Quarter)

50155 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 03'07 x 05'11. Modern style meets traditional sensibility in this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak Rug. The intricate geometric design and ...

Contemporary Persian 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...

An early 20th century Turkish Sivas. 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 rug...

A rosette centres the somewhat irregularly stepped rust lozenge medallion on the light pearl field, witin stepped terra cotta corners and wiry, sparse field vinery. Broad straw bord...

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...

Vintage Turkish Kilim Souf rug with an animal motif on an ivory field Measures: 2'7'' x 2'9'' Souf rugs are very rare technique found as they have a raised low and high pile techni...

53312 Distressed vintage Turkish Sivas rug with Modern Rustic Bungalow style. This hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Sivas rug features an all-over botanical lattice patte...

51333, vintage Turkish striped Kilim rug with Bohemian Tribal style, flat-weave rug. This handwoven wool vintage Turkish striped Kilim rug features double colored bands with symbolic...

Anatolian rugs originated from Anatolia, also referred to as Asian Turkey, due to its geographical location. They are hand knotted, pile rugs made of natural fibers and dyes. Many of...

Three columns of characteristic Oushak palmettes alternate with two vertical lines of cruciform, hooked motives, all on an otherwise un-ornamented tomato red ground. A red rosette an...

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with All-Over Sub-Geometric Medallion Design Keivan Woven Arts / rug EN-15926, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1950 Measures: 1'8 x 3'4

A vintage Turkish Konia carpet with mint and purple hues from the mid-20th century.

Contemporary handmade Turkish area rug from high-quality sheep’s wool and colored with eco-friendly vegetable dyes that are proven safe for humans and pets alike. It’s a Donegal desi...

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...

An antique Turkish Yoruk rug, circa 1880. The Yoruk's are a tribal people that predate the Turkomans, primarily inhabiting the mountains of Anatolia and thei...

A 5 x 11 antique rug of Khotan design lineage, hand knotted in wool from East Turkestan, circa 1920-1920. Enjoying a medallion pattern in all over style with beige-brown and pink hue...

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...

Yakamoz No 3 kilim rug is part of a series of kilims that take their inspiration from the poetry of light reflections on the sea surface. The abstract patterns, which are reminiscent of alternating color transitions created by reflected light, are handwoven into these kilims by Anatolian weavers. The name Yakamoz is a special Turkish word meaning bioluminescence, describing the beautiful sight of the moonlight shining over the surface of the sea. Yakamoz is a collection of kilim rugs that reinterpret centuries old craft traditions of Anatolian kilim weaving with a modern, artisanal and sensual design approach. Inspired by the legendary sight of the reflected moonlight over the Agean Sea, Yakamoz collection establishes a contemporary expression at the intersection of design, craft and art. The collection brings a piece of Agean coastal nature and spirit to the everyday life of interiors. Yakamoz Kilim Collection received EDIDA - Elle Decoration International Design Awards in 2020, in Turkey and International Iron A' Design Award in 2021. Yakamoz kilims are handwoven by skilled Anatolian weavers based on kilim weaving technique (flat-weave) using 100% Anatolian sheep...

This fine Turkish silk rug was woven with the finest organic materials. The central design has been woven on a cream background with beige and green accents that make up the symmetri...

This vintage Arts & Crafts rug was handmade in Turkey, circa mid-20th century. It is in the style of Zeki Muren, a multidisciplinary Turkish artist, known for his bold, geometric, an...

Beautiful vintage runner rug, hand knotted wool with a light tan field, tan and pink accents in multi medallion design, circa 1930. This rug measures 2' 8" x 17' 10".   

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 5×7 vintage Zeki Müren rug is a unique addition to the Rug & Kilim Collection for its wide range of colors an...

Measures: 3'0 x 11'6 Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner in Neutral Tones With Medallion's 3'0 x 11'6. Keivan Woven Arts / Rug / EN-15864 Country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak This ...

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 ...

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...

Vintage Zeki Müren Rug with a Modern Design. Measures: 3'7 x 6'6. Vintage Mid-Century Zeki Müren Rug in excellent condition. Rug # EN-960, This ...

A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim room-size carpet in square format handmade during the mid-20th century with a colorful contemporary pattern in a tribal manner. The overall effect ...

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,...

74864, late 19th century antique Turkish Smyrna rug with Modern Northwester style. With its bold expressive design, incredible detail and texture, this hand...

51859 New Organic Modern Turkish Oushak Rug, 10'08 x 13'11. Bathed in a misty palette of dove gray, bone ivory, and silvery sand, this hand-knotted wool Turkish Oushak rug speaks in ...

Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...