Made in number of villages, mainly in the Armenian part of Turkey , near the Russian border, they are almost exclusively based on old Caucasian,or caucasian-inspired designs.They are generally well made, with a knot-count of 70 ton 120 per in2 , on traditional woollen
foundations and the pile wool, which is normally clipped to mediumlength, is of good quality.Although their designs usually based on the bolder,more heraldic Kazak amulet/ medallion schemes, the Kars palette is far mellower than that used in the Soviet Union, and you should have no difficulty in distinguishing a Kars Kazak from a Russian Kazak.This combination of bold designs and pastel colours is extremely attractive and eminently compatible with most Western decorative schemes.Kars rugs are usually marketed under the name of a design or townbut they may be simply referred to as Kars.They are made in a number of sizes, but seccade dimensions are most frequently encountered, and large carpets are quite rare.
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The yuruks, who are semi-nomadic tribes, spend the winters on the warmer plains. They produce the handmade carpets called Dosemealti, by using the pure wool and vegetal dyes they themselves make. The villages around Antalya and the Turkish Riviera, are the centre of this type of carpet making. The design reflects the nomadic taste, which is expressed in geometric patterns. And o colour harmony of blues, dark greens and reds. Dosemealti carpets are made in a limited range of sizes. |
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Village rugs made in around the town of Milas in sout-west Anatolia, they are some of the most attractive and authentically Anatolian items produced in the region.They are reasonably finely knotted on wollen or cotton foundations using coarse but durable pile wool clipped medium to low.The most popular and distinctive design features a stylized tree-of-life motif or flowering diamond within a prayer-rug format.The borders are broad and contain elegant, highly stylized florali vegetal and geometric motifs.The palette is usually pastel with harmınious interplays of pale umber, sienna of greenish-yellow.Indian weavers now make copies of Milas designs.Milas rugs represent very good value for money,but do not have a paticularly secure resale value... |
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These extremely attractive rugs are made in the Sindirgi are of northwest Anatolia, where they are woven in the tranditional manner on a woollen foundation in good quality, close-cropped wool, Yagcibedir designs are invariably based on an elongted hexagonal 'skeletal' medallion, with stepped edges at either end, decorated with combinationsd of stars, large stylized birds or geometrically abstracted leaf and plant forms.The colours are usually madder red and deep rose set against a dark bşue field,but occasionally bue or brown motifs may be found in conjunction with a white field.Some items, particullarly runners, are composed in an allover arrangement of stylized vegetal forms, and in recent years a number of attractive items have been produced in traditional Causcasian colours and designs. |
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Made in a number of villages around the towns of Kayserşa anda Sivas,in central Anatolia,and noted for the variety inventiveness of their desing.Both silk and wool items are produced, and the quality of the materials and standart of craftsmanship are generally high.Woollen pile items are normally woven on cotton foundations, with 80 to 240 Turkish knots perin and silk-pile items may havve either cotton or silk foundations,with up to 450 per in.The Kayseria weavers also produce rugs with a mercerized cootn pile, usually marketed as 'art' silk. |
Yahyali carpets are produced in a very small a region. Pure wool and vegetal dyes are used in the making of Yahyali carpets. These carpets, adorned with stylised floral patterns and geometric designs, are famous all over the world. Manufactured in villages, they reflect local colours and the use of high quality materials. The artists produce their own materials for weawing and dyeing. Dominant colours of Yahyali carpet are navy blue, red and brown; other colours are used among these. The major
designs of a "mihrab" or a medallion are elaborated with the addition geometric patterns. Yahyali carpets are manufactured in a limited range of sizes.
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Taspinar carpets, made of high quality wool dyed with vegetal dyes, are manufactured in a small regian. Yellow frames the centre of the carpet. Other dominant colours are bright red, navy or dark blue. The borders bearing geometric patterns, are enriched with the addition of stylised floral and rosette patterns. Taspinar carpets are manufactured in a limited range of sizes. |
The most famous and finest pure silk carpets in the world are produced in the small town of Hereke, 60 km east of İstanbul. Pure silk carpets made here are unrivale in value and quality.
Since the 19th century, Hereke has been one of the most important carpet weaving centres. The first looms were installed there upon the orders of the Sultan, for making of carpets for palace, the nobility, and important people. On these looms expert craftsmen of exeptional ability create valuable masterpieces full of charm. Naturalistic floral decoration is typical of the pure silk Hereke carpets. Plum blossoms, tulips, carnations, roses and other flowers create an atmosphere of spring. With a million knots per square metre, the natural silk Hereke carpets represent the supreme achievement in contemporary carpet weawing. |
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