Vintage Turkish Siirt Goat Hair Blanket Rug

A vintage Turkish Tulu rug with wide central field of black wool, flanked by multiple cream and brown, naturally occurring, colored wool stripes.

A wonderful vintage Turkish cotton kilim rug constructed of three panels stitched together with a striped pattern woven in pale indigo against a c...

A wonderful mid-20th century Turkish Oushak rug with an all-over repeated stylized floral and leaf pattern woven in varying shades of brown, beige, and tan.

A stunning mid-20th century Turkish Oushak rug with the most beautiful tone-on-tone pattern with a large floral medallion against a pale blue field, and surrounded by a similarly sty...

An antique Turkish Oushak room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 10' 3" x 12' 10" 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...

A vintage hand knotted "Tulu" rug from Konya in Central Anatolia, Turkey. 100% natural undyed handspun wool. These simple and somewhat primitive small rugs with lustrous wool pile w...

A handmade mid-century Turkish weave in khaki and taupes. Measures: 4'3'' x 6'8''.

A vintage Turkish flatweave Kilim accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 6' 1" x 9' 7".