Hand-Knotted Turkish Rugs

This 7x10 vintage rug is believed to be a rare mid-century Ersari rug, hand-knotted in wool and originating in Turkey circa 1950-1960. On the Design The Ersari are a sub-tribe of t...

52615 vintage Turkish Sivas rug with geometric design and Islamic Tile Art style. With a bold geometric design and Islamic tile art style, this hand knott...

West Anatolia is one of the largest weaving regions in Turkey. Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine oriental rugs. Oushak rugs su...

Hand-knotted in wool, this 7x11 vintage rug originating from Turkey, circa 1960-1970, is a very special piece, featuring a light and refreshing mid-...

This vintage 4x7 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 multidisciplinary Turk...

77116, vintage Turkish Oushak rug with Elizabethan style and French Influence. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug features a central roundel surrounded by an all-over garden lattice...

50299 vintage Turkish Oushak rug with bungalow craftsman style. This hand knotted wool antique-washed vintage Turkish Oushak rug features an oversized diamond-shaped center medallion...

52780 Worn-In Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Rustic Lodge Style. This hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Oushak runner features three large hexagonal medalli...

77115 vintage Turkish Oushak Anatolian rug with Retro Bohemian Mediterranean style. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak Anatolian rug features an all-over geometric pattern...

77171 Vintage Pakistani Oushak Rug, 08'10 x 11'02. A testament to quiet grandeur and impeccable craftsmanship, this hand-knotted wool vintage Pakista...

50364, antique Turkish Sivas runner with Modern Northwestern style. With its luminous warm hues and beguiling beauty, this hand-knotted wool antique Turkish Sivas runner is immersed ...

The handmade carpet S¸arkis¸la Kilim rugs are one of the most decorative rugs; Turkish Kilim can be an additional design element to one's home decor. Most Kilims can always be in har...

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...

This vintage 3x10 Turkish runner rug, hand-knotted in wool, circa 1960-1970, is a new addition to Rug & Kilim Collection. This design featuring field motifs in neutral tones, is likely to be inspired by Indian Mir rugs...

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 ...

Made with hand-knotted wool and originating circa 1950-1960, this 4x7 vintage rug is an exciting new piece in Rug & Kilim’s collection of mid-century distressed Turkish rugs. On the...

52246 Vintage Turkish Oushak Gallery Rug with Jacobean Style, Wide Hallway Runner 05'09 x 13'09. This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak gallery rug features a floral pattern w...

An antique Turkish Oushak gallery carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 7' 0" x 13' 3".

60778 Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, 09'08 x 12'03. Unleash your inner art connoisseur with this striking vintage Turkish overdyed wool rug. Hand-k...

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...

This vintage 3x5 rug is a bold new addition to Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Pasha Collection. This line is a commemoration, with rare curations we believ...

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...

From Eastern Turkey, this rustic room size shows a deep chocolate sub-field with a rustic attempt at an ecru scrolled edge cartouche medallion. The corners and ends of the subfield s...

Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Carpet ( 12'3" x 15'10" - 375 x 485 cm )

A vintage Turkish Anatolian Art Deco style rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 1' 11" x 8' 1" 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...

53040, distressed vintage Turkish Oushak rug with Rustic Pacific Northwest style. Down-to-earth vibes and rustic sensibility meet Pacific Northwest style in this hand knotted wool di...

52932 New Modern Turkish Oushak Rug, 05'10 x 07'10. In the warm embrace of Mediterranean sunlight and earthy tones, this hand-knotted wool Turkish Oushak rug captures the essence of ...

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...

Early 19th Century Turkish Anatolian Kula Carpet ( 4'6" x 5'2" - 137 x 158 )

A rare and early Tulu woven using the finest Angora wool, resulting in a finely woven rug with a silky texture and a blanket-like handle. The soft camel field is embellished by a zoomorphic central device similar to some motifs founds in Neolithic cave paintings. Examples of this type represent the pinnacle of the primitive pile weaving tradition, and were woven by the Yuruk nomads inhabiting the Toros...

Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 10'1" x 8'4" #2879 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functio...

This vintage Turkish Oushak carpet runner features a traditional modern style in neutral colors. A delicate center medallion floats along the abrash field surrounded by a low-contras...

50104, vintage Turkish Oushak rug with French Rococo style, Entry or Foyer rug. This traditional style Oushak rug feature...

A modern Turkish tantric accent rug from the 21st century with a pictorial design of a flayed man over a black field. Original versions were employed by ...

52839 Distressed Antique Turkish Overdyed Rug with Heriz Design and Industrial Style. With a lovingly timeworn appearance and blissful b...

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...

60760 New Colorful Turkish Oushak Rug with Modern Contemporary Style 05'09 x 08'05. Highly stylish yet tastefully casual, this new colorful Turkish Oushak rug with modern contemporar...

Made with hand-knotted wool and originating in the early 20th century, this 15x22 antique Persian rug is a rare and exciting new curation from our Antique collection. On the Design: Keen eyes will appreciate the play of medallion and open field, where the rich red underscores the large-scale geometric medallion enclosed in a thick, finely-detailed border. The natural sense of depth of the medallion pattern brings out both the natural, regal character of the design in kindred hues of rich red, blue, and pink, as well as the meticulous accenting hues of a grayish blue against the prevailing colorway. The construction hosts a lustrous wool that brings out the texture and finesse of this rare regal piece. Admirers of the craft will note the design influence of Turkish Isparta rugs...

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

51551, rustic style distressed Turkish Sivas accent rug. This hand knotted rustic style Turkish Sivas rug features a repeating bote...

Antique Oushak wool rug featuring a luminous patina and soft, earthy tones. Handwoven with large-scale floral motifs and a spacious medallion design, this piece showcases the eleganc...

Transform your space with the understated luxury of our Moroccan-style hand-knotted Tulu rug, inspired by the heritage-rich designs of the Beni Ourain tribes. This rug is a celebrati...

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...

Hand knotted in wool originating from Turkey circa 1910-1920, this antique rug is among the more intriguing Kazak tribal rugs added to our collections with atypical colorway variations like that of this inviting emphasis of pink. An atypically employed colorway among both traditional and transitional Kazak rugs, the natural complement of the light pink hue to the richer red, orange, and blue hues offers a sense of movement and control denoting the rarity and design appeal of this piece; particularly well suited to entryway and hallway projects. A welcome addition to the Antique & Vintage rug collection from Rug & Kilim. About the Collection: Antique rugs have been in Josh’s resume since he began in the industry almost 40 years ago when he was already recognized for one of the largest oriental rug collections in the United States. Each piece in the internationally recognized volume was hand picked for rarity, and of course aesthetic and beauty, now complementing one of the widest varieties of Persian rug and Turkish rug collections with the utmost attention to individuality and care. Because of Josh’s position in the wholesale rug industry he’s been responsible for promoting a number of collections throughout history, from breathtaking signature Tabriz, Sultanabad, Kerman Lavar, Agra, and Oushak classics to the more unsung jewels of the luxury industry. Vintage has also been synonymous with who we are since our beginning, particularly for our unparalleled Kilim collection, but with the rise of Mid Century collection the term vintage carpet has become very popular—especially exciting because often times many of the vintage carpets have also been treated, washed, dyed over, sheared, and modified—and has created a very successful category. We’re especially very proud of our vintage Kilims and Turkish rugs curated for our expansive collection of both area rugs and runners...

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 5x6 vintage rug is a unique addition to the Mid-Century Pasha Collection by Rug & Kilim—a curation of unique ...

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1960 – 1970, this 2x5 vintage Zeki Müren runner is a unique addition to the Rug & Kilim Collection for its wide range of colors...

71909, Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Heriz-Serapi Design and French Provincial Style. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Sivas rug features a large octofoil medallion with flami...

51701 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug 04'06 x 06'08. Striking in its simplicity, yet elaborate in the motif, this vintage Turkish Oushak rug features a double medallion design. A pair of ...

Rug Number 31639 Size 3' 6" X 11' 0" Design Anatolian Collection Antique/Vintage Material Wool Texture Pile Weave Origin Turkey Age Antique/Vintage

Originating from Turkey circa 1960-1970, this hand-knotted wool mid-century rug from Rug & Kilim’s commemorative Mid-Century Pasha Collection blends classic & Art Deco sensibilities ...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian rug from the mid-20th century. Measures: 7' 3" x 9' 2".

Handwoven in Turkey, this vintage wool runner showcases bold geometric medallions and a warm, earthy palette inspired by traditional Anatolian designs. Its elongated form and mid-cen...

52290 Vintage Turkish Oushak Gallery Rug with Tribal Style, Wide Hallway Runner 04'08 x 10'06. This hand-knotted vintage Turkish Oushak runner with tribal style features three compartments each filled with a double mihrab niche with latch hook edges. Each compartment is filled with a version of Bereket motif, symbolizing fertility. It is framed with a border showcasing large-scale stylized eight-point flowers, flanked by geometric guard borders. Perfect for a hallway, alcove, small space, mudroom, stair landing, galley kitchen, corridor, grand foyer, designer entryway, home office, private library, conservatory, wine cellar, executive suite, grand parlor, theater room, royal suite, billiards room, game room, bedroom, study, sitting room, sunroom-- or it would make a lovely accent next to a buffet in a dining room, behind the sofa table in the living room, or by a vestibule in a hotel lobby. Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Traditional, Transitional, Eclectic, Modern, Contemporary, Industrial, Rustic, Lodge, Cabin, Cottage, Bungalow, Manor House, Victorian, Arts & Crafts, Craftsman, Tudor, Jacobean, Spanish Revival, Mediterranean, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, English Country, Old World, Bohemian, boho chic, and Tribal. Rendered in variegated shades of mauve, saffron, goldenrod, slate gray, taupe, gold, and plum...

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...

Made with hand-knotted wool and originating circa 1950-1960, this 5x6 vintage rug is an exciting new piece in Rug & Kilim’s collection of mid-century distressed Turkish rugs. On the...

Made with hand-knotted wool and originating circa 1950-1960, this 4x7 vintage rug is an exciting new piece in Rug & Kilim’s collection of mid-century distressed Turkish rugs. On th...

Made with hand-knotted wool and originating circa 1950-1960, this 3x7 vintage runner rug is an exciting new piece in Rug & Kilim’s collection of mid-century distressed Turkish rugs. ...

Made with hand-knotted wool and originating circa 1950-1960, this 4x7 vintage rug is an exciting new piece in Rug & Kilim’s collection of mid-century distressed Turkish rugs. On th...

Made with hand-knotted wool and originating circa 1950-1960, this 5x9 vintage rug is an exciting new piece in Rug & Kilim’s collection of mid-century distressed Turkish rugs. On t...

An antique Turkish Oushak accent rug. Definitely in the 1920’s Mahal style, with a central palmette axis and rounded arabesques and more palmettes and curving leaves, this Oushak has...