Turkish Carpets
Turkey, like the other countries that form the historical Silk Road has a great variety of carpets, kilims and rugs.
Generally, turkish carpets are distinguisded with the use of primary colors like red and blue and yellow with combinations of green, orange and violet tones in order to create geometrical and floral forms.
The city of Usak in west Anatolia is the one of the important historical spots in the trade of carpets and therefore it was a known exporter city. The culture and creation of carpets around Usak date back to 15th century. In 19th century as the demand for oriental carpets and rugs increased a lot in Europe and America the production and creation of carpets in the province of Usak became a large scale commercial activity with the development the necessary skills and organisation. The carpets of Usak can be characterized with the use of star and medal like forms with nice combinations of colors.
Kars the eastern Anatolian town is famous with small-sized carpets with geometrical forms and last but not least the province of Hereke is recognized by the quality of its refined and elegant silk carpets weaved with classical Persian designs.
