Today, we are writing for you about a famous thing of Turkey . It which is Hereke carpet is known by all people of World. Carpets of Hereke are very valuable things which are made with unmatched silk, wool and cotton. So they are qualified carpets in the World. When many foreign tourists came to Turkey, they examine them for buying.
Where is the Hereke ? Hereke is located in Izmit (Kocaeli) where is a big city of Turkey. Hereke has got a good coast in Marmara region. If you go to Izmit, you can certainly find Hereke. Carpets of Hereke are weaved since time of Ottaman Empire. They have got very old history. There are usually Ottaman patterns over of them and they reflect the history of Ottaman Empire.
Carpets of Hereke are weaved by people as two types. One type is people weave them as using thread and silk. Two type is people weave them as only using silk. There are 3600 loops in dm² of wool carpets. So making working for Hereke carpets is very valuable. People weave them more carefully. But there are 10000 loops in dm² of silk carpets. So silk carpets are more valuable than wool carpets. These carpets are very expensive. Because they are the best carpets of World.
