EAST ANATOLIA

The mountainous regions, with fertile plateaux where durable yarn is pro- duced, are excellent areas for the making of knotted carpets and kilims. In every valley and every town of the region, carpets of various types are manufactured. Carpets for use in the home are loosely knotted. Besides these, high quality and very fine pure wool carpets, also known as Yörük (Nomadic) carpets, are made here.