Design Features and Restitutions of The Carpets from Anatolian Seljuk Period in Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum

The carpets of Anatolian Seljuk Period are the oldest examples of the carpets produced after the Turks came to Anatolia. The first samples of these carpets were found in Konia Alaeddin Keykubad and Beysehir Esrefoglu Mosque, Where they met with great interest at the time they were discovered.Many publications have been made about the carpets of the Anatolian Seljuk period from the date they were found. In these publications, the general features of the carpets were emphasized; details were not included in the main frame. There are small numbers of publications about technical features of the carpets. Some of the publications reveal some grammatical, mathematical and terminological mistakes. Also, the information in each of them is conflicting. When the carpets are studied with a designer?s view, some points have come up to light which have not been studied or noticed, or analyzed before. It can be said that, examining the carpets of the Anatolian Seljuk Period in detail, may present a better understanding about the change in this carpet?s motif and compositional styles. Because a great number of the carpets which are dated to the Anatolian Seljuk period are held by the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum in Istanbul, it is decided to examine this group of carpets as this thesis?s subject.In this thesis, technical features, motif and compositional styles, usage of colour and motifs are analyzed with additional restitution works. Furthermore, it is intended to bring light to subjects such as what different kind of carpets and patterns could have been produced at that period.