A high point in the art of carpet making was to be achieved during the three centuries of the Selcuk Period but unfortunately, there are no examples from the period called the Great Selcuk Period. We do however have surviving carpets and fragments from the Anatolian Selcuk Period. These have been designated the “Konya Carpets” […]
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Turks have been weaving oriental rugs, knotted with geometric motifs since the 11th century. It’s been discovered long before Persian rugs. In the 17th Century, under the Ottoman Empire’s effect, Sultans choose Persian carpets with more complex patterns. This caused to reduce for numbers of artisans and change in their styles. Also with the influence of Islam,
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About Anatolian Rug The Anatolian rug is a term of convenience, commonly used today to denote rugs and carpets woven in Anatolia (or Asia Minor) and its adjacent regions. Geographically, its area of production can be compared to the territories which were historically dominated by the Ottoman Empire. It denotes a knotted, pile-woven floor or
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