Carpet

In the western province of İzmir's Bergama district, women are dedicatedly safeguarding the ancient art of carpet weaving, a cherished tradition teetering on the edge of vanishing forever.

Kadriye Yakar, a weaving artist working with the Tourism and Culture Ministry, is leading efforts to keep the tradition alive.

A Hereke carpet, gifted to the Peace Palace in the Netherlands during the Ottoman era, has been restored in Türkiye as part of a collaboration between the Culture and Tourism Ministry and the Carnegie Foundation.

The restoration of a Hereke carpet, which was gifted in 1911 by the Ottoman Empire to the Peace Palace, serving as the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, is ongoing in the Central Anatolian province of Aksaray's Sultanhanı district.

Hand-woven carpets from across Türkiye are spread out on empty wheat fields during summers for sunlight as part of a meticulous process to sterilize them before being shipped to destinations across the globe.

Istanbul is hosting the 15th International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC) starting today and will continue through June 9.

The proceeds of the "Women Behind the Weaving Loom" exhibition, which will take place in the ballroom during the conference to be held at The Marmara Taksim, will be donated to the weaving workshop to be established in Hatay.

In the heart of the Central Anatolia region of Türkiye, a cultural resurgence is underway as women in Niğde's Bor district seek to revive a dormant tradition through a workshop where they meticulously weave the city's hand-made Obruk carpets.

According to Yeni Safak, the conversion into a mosque has been completed with the laying of the red carpets

Spain's Royal Tapestry Factory has been decorating the walls and floors of palaces and institutions for more than 300 years.

Located on a quiet, leafy street in central Madrid, its artisans work with painstaking focus on tapestries, carpets and heraldic banners, combining the long wisdom of the craft with new techniques.

A carpet, which was gifted in 1907 by the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II to the Peace Palace, which serves as the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, will be restored in Türkiye.

In the southern province of Antalya, nearly 20,000 handwoven carpets and rugs from all over Türkiye are being laid out in fields after restoration, as some field owners guard the carpets, ranging in price from 3,000 to 400,000 Turkish Liras, against theft and rain throughout the night.