$2,960Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Afyon Kilim Western Anatolian Rug Old Traditional Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$12,800Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Konya Obruk Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Vintage Wool Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Runner Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Erzurum Mihrab Kilim Rug Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet Wool
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Isparta Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Adana Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Aydin Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Rashwan Kayseri Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Malatya Kilim Heybe Rug Wool Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Rare Aleppo Kilim Rug Anatolia Handwoven Turkish Carpet Natural Dye
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Rashwan Malatya Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Traditional Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Handwoven Turkish Carpet Natural Dyed
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Mut Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Handwoven Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Aydin Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Aydin Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Traditional Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Aydin Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Rashwan Malatya Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Old Antep Cecim Jijim Kilim Eastern Anatolia Turkish Rug Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Eastern Anatolian vintage old Cecim ( Cicim or Jijim) Kilim from the Gaziantep region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Wool, Natural Fiber
New Manisa Fine Handwoven Modern Kilim West Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims have a medium-fine ...
Wool, Natural Fiber
New Manisa Fine Handwoven Modern Kilim West Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims have a medium-fine ...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Aksaray Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Handwoven Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,437Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Central Anatolian Old Runner Kilim, Geometric Wool Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,100Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Old Antep Cecim Jijim Kilim Eastern Anatolia Turkish Rug Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Eastern Anatolian vintage old Cecim ( Cicim or Jijim) Kilim from the Gaziantep region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Wool, Natural Fiber
$384Sale Price|20% Off
New Konya Fine Handwoven Modern Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims have a medium-fine ...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$544Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Old Bergama Kilim Cuval Rug Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Yastik Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Obruk Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet Rare Purple Color
Located in Tokyo, JP
This highly collectible antique kilim has a wonderful, special color like purple and texture that is typical of an old kilim in good condition, unique addition of Jijim (Cicim / Jeci...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$4,640Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Old Reyhanli Cecim Jijim Kilim Eastern Anatolia Turkish Rug Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Eastern Anatolian Antique old Cecim ( Cicim or Jijim) Kilim from the Reyhanli region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Konya Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Handwoven Turkish Carpet Natural Dyed
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
New Konya Fine Handwoven Modern Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims have a medium-fine ...
Wool, Natural Fiber
New Konya Handwoven Modern Fine Wool Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims have a medium-fine ...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$720Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Old Bergama Kilim Cuval Rug Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Yastik Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
New Manisa Fine Handwoven Modern Kilim West Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims have a medium-fine ...
Wool, Natural Fiber
New Manisa Fine Handwoven Modern Kilim West Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims have a medium-fine ...
Wool, Natural Fiber
New Manisa Fine Handwoven Modern Kilim West Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims have a medium-fine ...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$544Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Old Bergama Kilim Cuval Rug Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Yastik Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$544Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Old Bergama Kilim Cuval Rug Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Yastik Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Old Bergama Kilim Cuval Rug Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Yastik Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Corum Mihrab Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Chorum Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Erzurum Kilim Rug Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet Wool 19th Century
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,080Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Malatya Kilim Cuval Rug Wool Goat Hair Chuval Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Corum Chorum Mihrab Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Malatya Kilim Cuval Rug Wool Square Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Malatya Kilim Door Mat Rug Wool Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Reyhanli Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet Natural Dye
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
$839Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug, Hand-Woven Wool, Mid-20th Century
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Interesting price for this small kilim with accurate "cicim" workmanship, coming from the Turkish city of Mut, an ancient city famous for its fruit, but with a history of 4000 years.
Wool
$839Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-20th Century Hand-Woven Anatolian Kilim Curtain in Wool
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
It is a simple nomadic Anatolian kilim or cicim; it evidently needed longer, to be hung as a curtain, so it was lenghtened with a strip of canvas and a small finishing embroidery..
Wool
$1,398Sale Price|20% Off
Hand-Woven Turkish Kilim Rug, Wool, Trellis Pattern, Mid-20th Century
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Very unusual trellis pattern kilim with "cicim" processing: simple and rich at the same time, and also robust, but difficult to realize: only by a skilled weaver.
Wool
$3,080Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Old Village Rug Wool Hand Knotted Konya Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber, Cotton
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Semi Old Village Rug Wool Hand Knotted Konya Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Semi Old Konya Ladik Rug Wool Hand Knotted Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage New Konya Modern Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
Again, a great variety of colors is used, most often of a lighter palette than in eastern Anatolia. Some very fine kilims have emerged, but in general, the kilims are of the medium-f...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, antique and vintage kilim rugs are one of the most distinguishable types of rugs. The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but many variations of this type of textile share a common heritage and are practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere. There are Persian kilim rugs, kilim rugs from Central Asia and more.
It is difficult to definitively pin down the origins of kilim weaving, which is known as a “flatweave” or “slit-weave,” but historians believe that skilled artisans may have practiced versions of it as early as the eighth and ninth centuries A.D. in the Anatolia region of Turkey. Many of the Turkish iterations of these flat-woven rugs are recognizable for their arrangements of dazzling, flowing forms, but a range of motifs can appear in kilim rugs — abstract figures that reference rams’ horns, snakes or running water or motifs that are intended to symbolize concepts such as the tree of life or fertility. In Anatolia, women have used kilims to share narratives about their lives.
The difference between a kilim rug and most other kinds of carpets or pile rugs is in the aforementioned weave. They are made by interweaving variously colored, individual strands of wool (pure soft cotton, silk and goat’s hair are also used with the wool, albeit rarely) versus, say, the Tabriz rugs of Iran, which are hand-knotted rugs. This results in a smooth, frequently reversible surface. It’s a slit-weave because of the gap left between two blocks of color. Kilims are created on a loom, a typically uncomplicated structure mostly made of wood. Owing to the creative freedom that a slit-weave can afford its weaver, they tend to feature a range of bright, contrasting hues like reds, oranges and pinks that appear in bold combinations with deep blues and greens that are brought to life with natural dyes.
Handwoven kilim rugs are less expensive to produce and more durable than other rugs. They were traditionally used as floor coverings in mosques and yurts, as prayer rugs and saddle coverings. And these textiles are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. Because the resulting weave is lightweight, kilim rugs are well adapted for use in the hot summer months, and they are happily embraced by tribal weavers of Morocco, a part of the world that is home to many styles of rugs.
With their striking geometric patterns and provocative color pairings, kilim rugs and wall tapestries are loved by design enthusiasts and can bring charm and interest into any dining room, living room or other interior space.
Find kilim rugs and textiles and other vintage rugs on 1stDibs.
Antique and vintage Turkish rugs, with their ruby reds and misted blues, their entwined botanical designs and rhythmic geometries, are as beloved today as they were in the 13th century, when the Turks of the Seljuk Empire began weaving these vibrant carpets in Anatolia.
A Turkish rug is simply one made in Turkey or the former Ottoman empire, employing the region’s unique traditional methods and weaves. Varieties range from flat-woven kilims to lush knotted rugs, known as hali, many of which are created with Ghiordes, or Turkish, knots. Whereas in other knots, the weft (crosswise) yarn is wrapped around one warp (lengthwise) yarn, in Ghiordes knots, it is wrapped around two, imparting lushness and durability. In addition to knotting techniques, Turkish rugs differ in their motifs — naturalistic or stylized, geometric or figurative — which often reflect the region where they were made.
The main types of Turkish rugs, as Milan-based carpet dealer Alfredo Levi explains it, are kilim, typified by a plain slit-tapestry weave, which leaves a gap, or slit, between sections woven with different yarns in different colors; sumak, made with weft wrapping, for a sturdier flat-woven carpet; and cicim, which he describes as “a type of sumak with extra brocade techniques typical of the tribes and villages of central Anatolia.
Within each type, there are various regional styles. Among these are Bergama carpets, characterized by bright reds and strong medallions; thick-piled Tulu rugs; and Konya rugs, which Marco Polo is said to have called “the most beautiful in the world.” With their strong tribal motifs and hot-red wefts of especially luxurious wool, Konya carpets are especially prized by collectors.
Also treasured are Oushak (or Ushak) rugs, with their complex, intricate designs and warm earth tones of saffron, cinnamon, blue, ivory and gold; and Hereke carpets, originally created exclusively for Ottoman sultans, using the finest silk. For Jason Nazmiyal, of New York carpet dealer Nazmiyal Antique Rugs, “a good Turkish rug is when the colors are harmonious.” This is true of both modern and antique Turkish rugs, but the hues have changed over the centuries, thanks to both technology and changes in culture and taste.
Patterns, too, have evolved. Although many weavers continue to produce traditional designs, others reinterpret their cultural heritage in contemporary terms, with bolder ornamentation and more geometric motifs. Contemporary Turkish rugs also are seldom made by hand and often incorporate synthetics into the weave, for cost-effectiveness and a durability suited to 21st-century life.
Find antique and vintage Turkish rugs for your home on 1stDibs. At The Study, read about how to take care of your antique or vintage rug as well as how to choose the right rug for your space.