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.

@JustaTuber

3 жыл бұрын

@Musterror I am thinking the same too.And I will never let my future generations to sell it

@xemma446

3 жыл бұрын

You mean the generation with trillions of dollars of student debt who can't find a job above minimum wage? 🤔 Wonder why industries of expensive, unnecessary decor are struggling...

@zitronentee

3 жыл бұрын

Fast fashion vs slow fashion. It's about lifestyle. Young people moves a lot, so the tendency is fast fashion, while older (30+) start to settle and buy things with better quality.

@ertanfisek8131

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@matthewtopazio3771

3 жыл бұрын

Not that the people making these carpets don't deserve adequate wages for their work but it is ridiculously expensive for the average person of this generation to buy these things when there's a lack of jobs, a need for higher education, lower wages, student debt, inadequate Healthcare and a dying planet I don't think keeping up an international rug industry is this generations priority

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

@NTMA11

3 жыл бұрын

yeah wow, making shapes out of stuff, super creative and amazing and so talented omg

@NTMA11

3 жыл бұрын

like literally artists

@hirondelle4036

3 жыл бұрын

Their work is priceless

@srirachanoodles6914

3 жыл бұрын

@@NTMA11 you obviously don’t understand the definition of art

@NTMA11

3 жыл бұрын

@@srirachanoodles6914 i do, and i don't care that technically you can call this art.

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

@farazimran2583

3 жыл бұрын

$4K*

@thegamingkid9096

3 жыл бұрын

It can cost a hell of a lot more mate

@kiyo3191

3 жыл бұрын

My grandma makes them for a living and makes alot more actually

@farazimran2583

3 жыл бұрын

@@kiyo3191 peace be upon you and your granny

@farazimran2583

3 жыл бұрын

@mokeycooch this is the sign of turkish lira : ₺

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

@usta229

3 жыл бұрын

me either

@worshipthecreator9081

3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@usta229

3 жыл бұрын

@@worshipthecreator9081 wow for what

@worshipthecreator9081

3 жыл бұрын

@@usta229 Wow that this person owns a piece of home made history made by there Mother.

@jenniferschmitzer299

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you look after it and have it cleaned properly when it needs it, to keep the colours bright and vivid. ❤️❤️

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.

@big_dad9465

3 жыл бұрын

$4,000 USD in Turkey ain’t bad money that’s nearly 30,000 lira.

@peytonweb

3 жыл бұрын

@@big_dad9465 I assumed they had adjusted for the difference in value between Turkish currency, & US currency.

@roxylius7550

3 жыл бұрын

You can put whatever price tag you want, doesn't mean people would magically want to buy it

@peytonweb

3 жыл бұрын

@@roxylius7550 Ummm, duh...😒😒😒

@k.bayraktar4488

2 жыл бұрын

Turkey is in the middle of a currency crisis where lira lost value against American dollar. 1 USD was 1.2 Turkish lira when I was in high school. For today it’s 8.5 Turkish liras.

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

@Inazarab

3 жыл бұрын

Artists aren't paid well to begin with.

@steve323f

3 жыл бұрын

@@Inazarab I agree absolutely. But what can we do?

@BhayBo

3 жыл бұрын

@@steve323f Buy original art?

@steve323f

3 жыл бұрын

@@BhayBo yes true.

@keremdelialioglu2197

3 жыл бұрын

in Turkey that equates to some 200 USD per month mate

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.

@ILikeBirds

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@vincentfox4929

3 жыл бұрын

Wtf your meant to be barefoot on these things.

@annalucia4529

3 жыл бұрын

Why it's just a rug

@P223

3 жыл бұрын

10000$ for a rug, what a waste of money.

@ILikeBirds

3 жыл бұрын

@@vincentfox4929 lmao

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

@sdsfgsty

2 жыл бұрын

Cheaper in Afghanistan!

@velerina2017

2 жыл бұрын

Rlly. Me 2

@Asdfhjkl998

9 ай бұрын

I buy silk carpet made Turkmenistan pray carpet 1500 US dollar fro Mekke

If only I had a year to make a rug 😍

@mike77752

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine making a mistake and having to start over

@Tony-InLosAngeles

3 жыл бұрын

@@mike77752 there are no mistakes, only god is perfect.

@Tony-InLosAngeles

3 жыл бұрын

You had a year the 2020 pandemic 😷

@srirachanoodles6914

3 жыл бұрын

@@mike77752 Turkish rugs feature deliberate flaws, because they want to show that only Allah is perfect

@___-tp1su

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tony-InLosAngeles if there are no mistakes then that's perfection, I think you meant something else

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

@Musicman29

10 ай бұрын

Biz türküz ve çok pahlı her şey ama neden çünkü erdoğanı yüzünden duyun artık şu adamı durdurun

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

@lana-yi5hd

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@user-by4qi3ww8e

5 ай бұрын

Moore like stolen culture. 😮😂😮😂😮😂

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. 💕

@Musicman29

10 ай бұрын

Biz türküz ve çok pahlı her şey ama neden çünkü erdoğanı yüzünden duyun artık şu adamı durdurun

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

@roxylius7550

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, leave the perfection for cheap factory machine made carpet

@roxylius7550

3 жыл бұрын

@Musterror lol, I can tell by your comment that you are pretentious hippie with zero grasp of reality

@SamsArtStudio95

3 жыл бұрын

@@roxylius7550 Yes those perfect Machine made carpets just don’t have that charm of perfections . You will find a same carpet in at least 6 houses in your neighborhood 🙄

@roxylius7550

3 жыл бұрын

@@SamsArtStudio95 sureeee, you are definately able to tell which one si factory made and which one is handmade. Totally, believe you bro. How did you detect this "charm of perfection" again? Did you sniff for the smell of 1 year worth of sweat?

@ugsl5236

3 жыл бұрын

@@roxylius7550 why are you so mad 😂

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.

@elenasanchez9026

3 жыл бұрын

this this this, best answer ever

@noobz8613

3 жыл бұрын

Wish I could visit Turkey someday, and feel the history of the great Ottoman Empire.

@krselj

3 жыл бұрын

For me its more tha fact that a machine can do it even better for much much less money so why would you give so much money for something that is worse.

@idcaboutfeelings5213

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👏🏼 people do not understand that our own cultural rugs are meaningful for us than a normal rug. It is also very trendy now a days. People are not questioned if someone buys million dollar cars but are questioning 10k rugs. They need to learn that we are proud of our cultural gifts, and even if it’s expensive we know its worth. However these rugs are looked down on in many Turkish places because it is “old” or not “modern enough” which is a total lie. These rugs can be very modern fitting if you know how to style your house. Small Turkish handmade rugs can be very modern to have around with antique furnitures. If you don’t know it’s worth, you wouldn’t find it suiting too.

@silankaracam6251

3 жыл бұрын

@@krselj who decides which is worse? and besides like I said it is much more meaningful than a simple decoration but as far as quality goes these carpets lasts for multiple generations and generations so as far as taste goes I cannot comment on that, everyone has a different taste but as far as quality goes these carpets are priceless and they proved their quality over and over again for multiple decades.

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😔😔😔

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.

@serhansalihoglu5669

3 жыл бұрын

Now try living there for a month on minimum wage

@icysquib3021

3 жыл бұрын

@Musterror It's true though...

@HairyBottom

3 жыл бұрын

I would expect most would be from Europe since Turkey is a part of Europe.

@k.bayraktar4488

2 жыл бұрын

I’m Turkish and uhm even Muslims don’t want to live in Muslim countries. We don’t label ourselves as a Muslim country. Secular and Turkish.

pattern and color of the flower ones are so pretty

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.

@Musicman29

10 ай бұрын

Biz türküz ve çok pahlı her şey ama neden çünkü erdoğanı yüzünden duyun artık şu adamı durdurun

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

@Musicman29

10 ай бұрын

Biz türküz ve çok pahlı her şey ama neden çünkü erdoğanı yüzünden duyun artık şu adamı durdurun

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.❤

@ramazanbasturk7161

Жыл бұрын

Merhaba ben sizinle tanışmak istiyorum aradığınız üst seviyede halılar var bizde

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

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

"Perfections only belongs to Allah" That melts my heart

@NAvmz

3 жыл бұрын

And our dog

@JustaTuber

3 жыл бұрын

@@NAvmz what do you mean?

@ismetmedovic2863

3 жыл бұрын

@@JustaTuber Ignore him,he is just being rude.

@LDNstars

3 жыл бұрын

It’s wrongly translated she actually says perfection only belongs to my god not specifying the name of her god, which i think is amazing because perfection does belong to everyones god no matter what religion you are 👌👍

@rosayirooo

3 жыл бұрын

Same :)

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

@Musicman29

10 ай бұрын

Biz türküz ve çok pahlı her şey ama neden çünkü erdoğanı yüzünden duyun artık şu adamı durdurun

those legendary works will eventually lost

@usta229

3 жыл бұрын

zanaat bitiyor

@usta229

3 жыл бұрын

@mihi iseul exactly

2:23 mashallah respect!

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

@serhansalihoglu5669

3 жыл бұрын

Evet evet oyle

Welcome to the comment section we have blankets, warm milk, and cookies!

@HassanPoyo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I’ll take two cookies

@worshipthecreator9081

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds cosy 💜

@HK-fj8hj

3 жыл бұрын

😃🖐❤

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

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

Beautiful!

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

Ülkemizin dolaylı yoldan reklamını yaparak detaylarımızı göstermeleri çok hoş

so beautiful!! i love these videos

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

@alarak7105

3 жыл бұрын

The republic is less than a century but the Turkish culture is more than 1000 years. You can see different Turkish regions around the world. :)

@billsmart2726

3 жыл бұрын

@@alarak7105 dude! What are you talking about?!? Turk seljuks were less than 1000 years moved from southwest of Mongolia (northwest of china) and central Asia and attacked Anatolia. There wasn’t even1 Turk in the region 1000 years ago. All were Hittites, Palaic, Lydians, Circassians, Romans, Persians, Georgians, Armenians, Kurds, Balkans, Bulgars and ... if you speak Turkish, does it mean you are a turk?! Are people in Turkey even a tiny bit similar to Turk Uyghurs?!? More than half of the Africa speak English and French, it means they are from England and France?! 😂😂😂 dude! When Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan (Great Persia) made carpets Turks were far far aways from civilizations in middle east. You know that still the most expensive carpet in the world is Persian carpet. Don’t make yourself a fool. Even Ataturk with blue eyes and light brownish hair was everything but a Turk. cheers! 👋🏻

@alarak7105

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for teaching my history. I meant those nations lived together and the culture was born. Also Bulgarians, Armenians, Kurds, Cherkess and all the ethnicities still live in Turkey and we call ourselves Turks overall. I didn’t assert that culture is %100 Uyghur Turkish but I see (as most of us) these ethnicities as Turkish too. I like the diversity comes within multicultural area. Have a good day :).

@billsmart2726

3 жыл бұрын

@@alarak7105 you’re welcome. You can call other ethnicities as Americans or Norwegians, but the reality is not changed. If you call a Greek, a Kurd, an Armenian, a Balkan, a Circassian, a Persian, a Hittite as Turk, it’s exactly like calling Japanese people, Saudis! Doesn’t make sense unless you want to assimilate people to misuse them for reaching out your purpose, or you are a fool! Once a person with blue eye and light brown hair and white skin or hairy light brown skin color with thick mustache can become a person with yellow glabrous skin with oriental eye, then you can call Anatolians Turks, and Turks Anatolians! 😉 just naming something wrong doesn’t change the reality. The interesting part is that when an Uyghur talks to a person from Turkey, the only language they can communicate is English! 😃 have been witness several time here in Detroit and also Wyne state university. Maybe you guys can make it by faking it, but enlightening never stops. 🙂🤗 you have a good day as well.

@nishhnishh1088

3 жыл бұрын

@@alarak7105 ‘turkish culture’ hahahaga

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

Wow great work

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

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

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

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

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

Какую кропотливую работу они делают! Молодцы!

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

Great work 💓

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

@kenji9730

3 жыл бұрын

Turkish people could have adopted it from a different culture. Also Turks live there much longer than turkey exists. It's like saying vikings aren't norwegian, because back then there was no norway.

@r.g.36

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenji9730 No! They didnt live there much longer. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

@ramazanbasturk7161

2 жыл бұрын

Bence sen tarih bilmiyorsun kusura bakma 100 yıl önce Osmanlı vardi tam 650 yıl dünyayı yonetti o Osmanlı şimdi turkiye

Soo beautiful designs.. lovely .

I love everything hand made

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.

This beautiful 👍🏻

Ne büyük emek, eelleriniz dert görmesin 👍❤👍

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

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

@sophiaz.4410

3 жыл бұрын

Idk if it’s only that. A lot of ppl would rather just buy factory made rugs from Walmart for $150 than spend $4k on a handmade one

@archangel1119

3 жыл бұрын

No it’s not about pandemic mosty because of Economic crysis in Turkey

*Why [country]’s x year old [specialty] is struggling*

@miriammeenattoor2952

3 жыл бұрын

That’s literally the point of still standing...smh

@sho.sinha_

3 жыл бұрын

That's the point of this series......... Are u okay lol 😂

I will buy one InshAllah when i have the money

Nice video.

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

Let me guess, machines making them cheaper?

@zzizahacallar

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! Machine made as they would call it runs for a an eighth of what a $4K

@sho.sinha_

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but they are no where near the same quality that one will last you a year and handmade one goes good for at least a 100

@sophiaz.4410

3 жыл бұрын

That’s one of the reasons. You can buy a carpet from Walmart for only $150

@vedatcengiz4371

2 жыл бұрын

Actually these carpets shouldn't compare mass product's carpet. You have just watched knitting and selling part. Before the knitting these carpet's wood was being turned to ropes and these ropes was colored with natural dyes. Therefore, these carpets can't produce with machines.

Very beautiful job I love it

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 🙂

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

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

@Tony-InLosAngeles

3 жыл бұрын

😂

I love turquoise carpet colors 🤩

absolutely beautiful

Great arts'👌 beautiful skills

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

Excellent 👌

i am speechless literally speechless, they can create a universe

Beautiful job

So mesmerizing

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❤️

Any carpet lover here?

Good art work

TY 😃

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

Goc zamani series makes me visit this vlog..❤

Is there an online purchase option for such handmade Turkish products/carpets

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

@Musicman29

10 ай бұрын

Biz türküz ve çok pahlı her şey ama neden çünkü erdoğanı yüzünden duyun artık şu adamı durdurun

Proud of you ❤️❤️❤️

How can we buy

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

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.

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

Masha Allah...so nice

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

@Musicman29

10 ай бұрын

Biz türküz ve çok pahlı her şey ama neden çünkü erdoğanı yüzünden duyun artık şu adamı durdurun

Wow. I love Turkey

Wow 🤩😍

Çok güzel halılar çok büyük emek var inşallah karşılığını alıyorlardır

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…

@talialee6364

2 жыл бұрын

No this is different. This technique is from northern asia we've been doing these as kilims. We do not wave on the floor also the tools are different and the shapes on the carpets. We use more kokturk alphabet motives and shapes with sharp corners, lots of animals. This is not persian carpet. Lots of races and nations waving carpet not only persians.

@redbugbluebug

Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right, carpet is an Iranian thing just like how kabob and baghlava is, but you are forgetting one major thing and that is Turkey was part of Persia not too long ago!

Beatifull

Everyone knows Persian carpets are the best

@CmDoneIt

3 жыл бұрын

As a Brit I prefer Turkish rugs

@micha01.

3 жыл бұрын

No. Turkish best

@outlawfly664

2 жыл бұрын

@@micha01. LMAO comparing Persian carpets with Turkish, is like comparing a Patek Philippe watch with a Casio.

@redbugbluebug

Жыл бұрын

Anyone with okay eyes will know nothing comes close to Persian carpet. It's as simple as Google search.

Wowwwwww 😍😍😍👌

Wow 💖💖💖

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

i want my own patterns were can i contact these people

@ramazanbasturk7161

2 жыл бұрын

Bana ulaşabilirsiniz istediğiniz örneği istediğiniz ebatta yaparız

Nice

Everyone turkey itself isn't 1000 years old

@Bomboclaat010

3 жыл бұрын

Guess the ottoman empire never existed and the seljuks

@suuuuuuuu124

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bomboclaat010 seljuks are not 1000 year old either

@nishhnishh1088

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bomboclaat010 That was not 1000 years ago. And seljuks looked like central asian mongolians.

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

Hallo, wenn ich dem Teppich kaufen möchte, wie geht's es?

@ramazanbasturk7161

2 жыл бұрын

Duvar fotoğrafı olan halı nasıl??

Wowww