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Seeing Is Dreaming Exquisite handmade carpets, kilims, and other tribal art
We sell unique tribal kilims, sumaks (soumaks), cicims
(jijms), sofras, and carpets as well as jewelry from Turkey, Central Asia, and Persia. We will ship anywhere in the world.
We have selected an unsurpassed collection of unique rugs, carpets, kilims, tribal textiles, jade, turquoise, lapis,
& silver tribal Turkmen jewelry, earrings, and other art including unique sumak cushions. Here, you can also
learn about the history, techniques, and connoiseurship of fine rugs and textiles.
We also recommend the following sites for information on tribal arts, carpets and kilims:
| Rug selling in Istanbul 17th Century |
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From the Far East to Anatolia exists a single culture area, a dreamland of unique art and culture, represented in our
lives by the accidental meeting and subsequent marriage of a Turkish man--a one-time shepherd and tribal art expert-- and
a Japanese woman, a Near Eastern archaeologist. We enjoy sharing our passion for Turkish culture and artifacts, both through
information and by making available unique art pieces from across this vast, exotic land.
Please peruse our following pages for currently-available new, semi-old, and antique handmade flat-weave
kilims, brocaded sumaks, and pile carpets, as well as textiles such as suzani, antique kilim fragment cushion covers, purses,
and jewelry shipped directly from us to you.
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| Antique Turkish Dowry Rug |
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seeingisdreamingrugs@gmail.com
If you are planning to visit Istanbul
and looking for a place to stay, please consider our newly renovated short-term rental apartment, Topkapi Apartments, located in the heart of Sultanahmet. Also, don't forget
to visit our affiliated store Noah's Ark Carpets and Kilims at Divanyolu Caddesi, Ticarethane Sokak, No. 5A, Sultanahmet, Istanbul.
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The earliest reference to Turks appear around 200 BC in Chinese records. These hunters and nomadic shepherds
tending sheep, horses and sometimes camels, living in Altai bequeathed an extremely interesting culture to their descendants,
the basic features of which have been handed down from the early beginnings all the way to the present day.
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With our head office in Istanbul, we are happy to ship worldwide and have both European and
North American representatives.
We can also assist in the production or location of textiles for specific needs, and we have advised numerous
collectors on both starting and augmenting investment-grade kilim, sumac, and carpet collections, including old and antique
pieces. We also provide rug repair services.
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About Hamza and Yuki
I am originally from central Turkey, the region of Cappadocia, in the town of Nigde, where my grandfather
was in the rug business. My family was semi-nomadic and I grew up working as a shepherd, while my mother and sister wove rugs.
I came to Istanbul when I was twelve years old and started working in a carpet repair shop. This is how I got my start in
the carpet business. After training for several years as an assistant, I became a salesman when I was eighteen, the youngest
salesman in the history of Sultanahmet, the historic area of Istanbul. I then became manager of an important kilim and carpet
shop in Sultanahmet, where I first met my Japanese wife, Yuki. We founded our own firm and this website in 2005, while I still
continue as a partner at this carpet shop, Noah's Ark Carpets and Kilims .
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If you are interested in any of our items, please e-mail us. Most of the carpets will be sent by normal Parcel Post (4-10 days), unless specified.
Please note that if you live outside of the US, there may be extra tariff/tax charges that your government charges on purchases
made outside of your country. We cannot be responsible for such charges.
All rugs and other items pictured are available for sale, unless otherwise noted.
The shipping&handling rates provided is for 4-10 day delivery through an insured delivery method.
To
receive express shipping prices and other information, please e-mail us.
Seeing Is Dreaming Tribal Art, Divanyoulu Caddesi, Ticarethane Sokak No. 5A, Sultanahmet,
Istanbul.
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