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Turkey has a rug-making tradition as old as Persia's, but since most
Turks are Sunni Muslims, they observe the Koranic prohibition against the depiction of
people and animals rather more strictly than their Shiite neighbors. For this reason their
Turkish rug designs are based on geometric motifs, frequently of a prayer niche design.
Less rigid Turkish rug designs also exist. For example, the Turkish rugs from
Hereke, one
of the finest carpet making towns, often use calligraphy as a motif. Turkish rugs also
tend to be more coarsely woven than Persian rugs, and are always woven with the Ghiordes
knot. The colors most frequently used are red and blue; green, their sacred color, is used
on prayer rugs. You'll find Turkish rugs called Koula, Ladik, Bergoma,
Milas, or Ghiordes.
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