KONYA

Konya, which has been one of the greatest rug carpet weaving centers of Turkey, is still one of the finest capitals of weaving. Nearly half of the rugs, woven in Turkey, originated from the Konya, Kayseri and Sivas region. Great fame of the Cappadocia rugs culminated with the discovery of Seljuk (Selçuk)  rugs dating to 13th century at the Allaeddin mosque in Konya and Eşrefoğlu mosque it Beysehir. This great city of Central Anatolia witnessed the visits of famous figures of the history including Marco Polo who admired and praised the rugs of the region. Konya rugs use great deal of red color and scattered motifs.