Dokur Evi
Inside a 180-year-old Ottoman house in Uşak, Dokur Evi keeps world-famous Uşak carpet traditions alive with 40 hand looms.
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A 180-year-old house with outer sofa
Dokur Evi is an architectural jewel of traditional Uşak vernacular building. Featuring a 180-year-old timber frame, an open outer sofa designed for airy summer living and ornate reception chambers, it was faithfully conserved to serve as an active craft guild.
Uşak carpets in European palaces
From the 16th century onward, Uşak carpets adorned royal courts across Europe and the Ottoman Empire, immortalised in masterpieces by Renaissance painters Hans Holbein and Lorenzo Lotto. Their distinctive medallion motifs are hand-tied with robust double Turkish (Ghiordes) knots.
A forty-loom space for learning and making
Spanning the mansion's sunlit halls, forty wooden carpet looms operate as a living craft academy. Skilled women master-weavers train apprentices and produce heirloom rugs, turning intangible heritage into sustainable local economic empowerment.
Inner Anatolia woven knot by knot
Visitors to Dokur Evi breathe the warm scent of natural wool, hear the rhythmic strike of heavy iron beaters and can even tie a knot on active looms. Alongside Blaundos and Sebaste, it is Uşak's most heart-warming cultural encounter.
A living palace of woven knots
With forty traditional hand looms clacking inside a 180-year-old timber residence, Dokur Evi keeps the legendary Renaissance-era Uşak carpet alive through women's artistic craftsmanship.
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