Why Turkey's 1000-Year-Old Handwoven Carpet Industry Is Struggling 

I sadly don’t think that’s only Covid that makes this industry struggle. It’s also the lack of appreciation of a generation raised with the “buy cheap-throw away-buy new one” mentality. What most people don’t know is the fact that some of these handwoven rugs are handed down from generation to generation and can survive hundreds of years. Please don’t even compare it to industrially made, cheap store carpets, it’s an insult to the century-long tradition of carpet-making.

These woman are literally artists have you guys seen all the crazy designs they can do its just amazing

£4K for something that takes a year to make sounds like a bargain

I have one of these carpets my mother made it in turkey it's in my family for 40years

Theses woman are simply artists, I hope they are paid as artists rather than the usual fraction of minimum wage.

An entire year to make the rug, & they only get UP TO $4,000??? It should be at least 20 grand or more...what amazing work to be given so cheaply. If I had the money, I'd buy one right now. Beautiful artwork! Obviously, a product is only worth what people are willing to pay for it. I'm just saying it's a shame all those hours of work (a YEAR to make!) don't equal a fair profit.

My mom has one of these carpets. $10,000. I feel so bad walking on it with shoes on or eating or drinking around it.

If only I had a year to make a rug 😍

Every single carpet had its owners story. Women wrote their love, hate, hope and life to these carpets in the past. I wish I could save this 1000 years old tradition

I feel like even $4000 is cheap for a handmade rug that takes months to make.

"Perfections only belongs to Allah" That melts my heart

Most beautiful country with the nicest people and the most delicious food. I was fortunate to visit turkey and I will always go there. These are the qualities found every Muslim country and our visitors are mostly from Europe.

I wanna buy one so bad! That’s my culture my heritage I want to support it

I love that they don’t aim for perfection ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Okay so based on the comments i just want to add something, ofcourse you can go buy a carpet for 5 -10 dollars and ofcourse the usage of them is same but the difference here is pleasure, for certain people life is about pleasure like you can grab a coffee from starbucks for 3 dollars but it gave them much more pleasure to brew the coffee to go out of their way to experience new tastes, or food you can order a burger for 3 dollars but some people travel the world just to taste certain foods or even music and collecting vinals its about having a vision , tasting -feeling the culture its about enjoying the meaning, as a turkish person this carpet means much more than a decoration to me personally, it is much more valuable than 10 k, at the end of the day you are the one that shapes the meaning of worth and for the people out there who appreciate tradition , hard work , culture different types of beauties this is honestly a jem. So it could be so hard to understand that a carpet could coast more than 10 k but for the people who breath culture for all their lives and who has a hunger for pleasure which comes through life these carpets are honestly much more valuable than green papers.

Ispartalıyım. el sanatları okulunda öğrendim işin inceliğini, çok halı dokudum. her evde halı tezgahı vardı eskiden Ispartada. önemli geçim kaynağımızdı ama pazar hiç kalmadı denecek kadar azaldığı için bu güzelim sanatta yok oldu. çünkü makina halıları çıktı, el sanatının da önemi kalmadı maalesef😔😔😔

These women are true artists keeping alive a craft that has been passed down for generations. I just returned from a tour of Turkey, and was fortunate enough to see these artisans in action….even had a chance to tie a knot or two. I learned that Turkish rugs differ from others in that they use a double knot rather than a single. It was a priceless experience. I was so fortunate to be able to purchase one of these gorgeous works of art. 💕

That last woman, who was describing her pride in her work “with enthusiasm “ and “affection” sums it all up for me. I would gladly pay these beautiful, talented women to make a rug for me. If they ever feel the need for appreciation, let them come to Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. And let them teach their skills here.❤

pattern and color of the flower ones are so pretty

2:23 mashallah respect!

Incredible piece of art. Hopefully I can buy one of those authentic ones rather than their cheap clones. Art will disappear if the value and work behind it isn't seen.

mad respect for the ladies who make the carpets, they put a lot of passion and love into what they do

Being skilled is not for everyone. This is really cool!

“We cannot create perfection.” My ass.. These carpets are dang wonderful!!

those legendary works will eventually lost

I bought one of these, i saved up for one. It’s really a piece of art and I love it. Bless these people

Fun fact #95 Turkish people watching this kind of videos more than foreigners.

bir türk olarak gurur duydum, türk milleti çok çalışkan bir milletiz, kadınlarımızın gücü bambaşka.kanal olarak türkçe sesi değiştirmediğiniz için teşekkür ederim

This is art!!! I admire and respect you 🇬🇷💙

1000 years for a country stablished less than 100 years ago!?!

I’ve had the privilege to watch a rug being made in a small town. Truly art of the highest form IMO

Ülkemizin dolaylı yoldan reklamını yaparak detaylarımızı göstermeleri çok hoş

I wish we could buy directly from these women or atleast less middlemen between consumers and these artisans. :/

so beautiful!! i love these videos

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✌🥇💎, Heartly thanks for the upload, Inevitably, you as well as the gaudy material ( carpets ) woven by the arduous , creative, ladies deserve laud🏆🥳👌🏾

National memory is the most important thing of these carpets. More than 4000 years we were making kilims and if you look at the shapes on a kilim you can see a lot of shapes with sharp corners just like kokturk alphabet which is our first and original alphanet. And today still in modern Turkey you can see the kokturk/central asian/turanic motives on carpets and more. This is so important for us. When i get rich one day i will decorate my floors with these.

Vay anasina 30 yil önceki anılarım canlandı coook güzel rabbim maddi manevi hastalıklarıniza şifa ihsan eylesin kazancınız bereketli olsun amiiin amiiin

Thank you so much for giving an insight as to how rugs ate made.

Beautiful!

Wow great work

Great work 💓

Just stunning!! These women are true artisans...magnificent.

Какую кропотливую работу они делают! Молодцы!

Soo beautiful designs.. lovely .

Its just that the new generation can't spare that amount of money on furniture.

Ne büyük emek, eelleriniz dert görmesin 👍❤👍

Very beautiful job I love it

I will buy one InshAllah when i have the money

This beautiful 👍🏻

I love turquoise carpet colors 🤩

I love everything hand made

All the dude ever wanted was his rug back, man. It really tied the room together.

This such a beautiful form of art if I ever had that kind of money in the future I would definitely invest in one

B.I.: “Why Turkey’s carpet industry is struggling?” Answer: Covid-19 Me: Just like every business in the whole world.

Nice video.

Business Insider should cite these artisans in the description box so we can support!

Let me guess, machines making them cheaper?

Great arts'👌 beautiful skills

Masha Allah, great respect for turkey woman weavers, quality never fails. Persistence is the only way which keeps us surviving in our hard times.

absolutely beautiful

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Beautiful job

Excellent 👌

if I own one of these I'd just use them like medieval tapestry, feel bad to step on one

we have one at home and I didn't know how super complicated it was to make..BYE GONNA CLEAN IT NOW

I've seen a few rugs like this throw out and I've taken them home and clean them with cold water and they turned out nice 🙂

So mesmerizing

Turkey is not 1000 years old, so can’t have 1000 year old tradition.

Masha Allah...so nice

i am speechless literally speechless, they can create a universe

Just a thought if they can make something small it will be easier on the buyers pocket and their pockets will be filled they might have their reasons but My God the patience, the art, the beauty is spell bounding❤️

I'm glad that traditions like this are still alive and thriving

Good art work

The origin of this craft and “Art” is Persia. It goes back thousands of years, and all the other countries which make this kind of rugs and designs, have roots back in Persia or Iran…those designs everywhere in the world are called Persian designs…

Any carpet lover here?

Wow. I love Turkey

Wowww

Every rug has a flaw -- Native Americans and Tibetans also have this philosophy - something to think about -- so reverent and poetic!

Do you forgot the Iranian carpets? The main of most of carpets and carpet maps is Iranian.

Proud of you ❤️❤️❤️

TY 😃

Very Informative about Turkish Carpets Business Insider, can I use this video for Virtual Tour-Thank You

Perfection is only belongs to Allah. RESPECT

I saw this tradition in ertugrul gazi series.. This is so amazing

İ am from Hereke and my mother also worked Like 25 years to make carpets i know how this work is so hard to make and lots of time to do.

Evan 4000.00 dollar is not enough for this beauty this is hand made and beautiful.

Goc zamani series makes me visit this vlog..❤

What a beautiful craft! I think the reason the industry is shrinking is because people can't afford the cost. Plus...some of the designs look outdated...it's hard to keep up with "trends"....

Çok güzel halılar çok büyük emek var inşallah karşılığını alıyorlardır

sanatın, zanaatın ayaklar altına alınışı fikri (böyle demek biraz acımasızca oldu sanırım) bana hep farklı gelmiştir. kötü değil, aslında çok etkileyici.

Son unas artistas. Felicidades, me gusta el trabajo que hacen.

Open the industry and teach people of developing country this skill and they will be able to make carpets and they will earn too

Truly amazing. I think Turkish politics has something to do with tourists though.

Какая интересная,творческая, и в то же время,тяжёлая работа! Мастерицы S U P E R !!!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

Wow 🤩😍

0:03 it's Kashahn Iranian Carpet

2:25 respect 🙌🏼

Mooi ja 👍

Wow 💖💖💖