A luxurious hand made Persian or Turkish carpet is a very popular ornamental item for the home and these carpets are sought after by people from all over the world. The traditional carpet making industry is still alive and well today in Turkey and Iran and the methods used in both of these countries are quite similar.
All Turkish and Persian carpets are hand made by skilled craftsmen and some of the results they achieve can be astonishing. These carpets are usually priced depending on their knot density, that is, how many hand woven knots there per square inch of carpet. Some very fine examples of Turkish of Persian carpets can have a knot density of over fifty, and these exquisite pieces of work will typically fetch a very high price.
Many people who visit Turkey or the formerly Persian regions will buy a hand made carpet to take back home as a souvenir. A great deal of Turkish and Persian carpets are sold to overseas visitors look for a traditional carpet to remember their trip by. The Turkish carpet style is often imitated and it is possible to buy carpets that quite accurately replicate this style from a variety of home interior shops.
However these carpets can always be distinguished from a genuine Turkish carpet as the patterns are rarely as intricate of unique. A genuine Turkish carpet will typically be richly coloured and feature highly complex patterns.