Istanbul Rug Bazaar is a local business that has been serving customers for more than 20 years at its location on NW 23rd Avenue in Portland. We migrated to Portland from our homeland of Anatolia, Turkey. Babik (pronounced "baw-bik") is the ancient name of our homeland-located in the Kurdish region of Anatolia-referring to "land of Grandfather."
Babik is a town with many sheep farmers, the sheep's wool has supported our family for thousands of years. Because sheep are such a vital part of our family's well-being, they are treated with much respect and raised naturally on organic farms. The beautiful carpets and kilims from nearby regions are woven with symbols that tell tales and histories of people.
These bring back memories of home, where weavers like my mother and grandmother put their heart into their work, and their works of art adorned each room. My most treasured memories are of family gatherings for dinner around the hand-woven sofra. We offer off-street parking at our store on NW 23rd Avenue-visit us and browse our wonderful rugs for yourself.
Babik is a town with many sheep farmers, the sheep's wool has supported our family for thousands of years. Because sheep are such a vital part of our family's well-being, they are treated with much respect and raised naturally on organic farms. The beautiful carpets and kilims from nearby regions are woven with symbols that tell tales and histories of people.
These bring back memories of home, where weavers like my mother and grandmother put their heart into their work, and their works of art adorned each room. My most treasured memories are of family gatherings for dinner around the hand-woven sofra. We offer off-street parking at our store on NW 23rd Avenue-visit us and browse our wonderful rugs for yourself.
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All of our rugs are hand-woven of pure, hand-spun wool, cotton, or silk; none are made by machine or of synthetic materials. Each piece is authentic, from its original region, and not an imitation. As a result, each is a unique, or one-of-a-kind collectible. None of our rugs are made by child labor.
You'll love wool rugs for your health! Pure, hand-spun wool is non-toxic, non-allergenic, and deters bacterial growth, which is beneficial for asthma and allergy sufferers. Dust mites cannot thrive in the sheep's wool fibers, because the lanolin repels them. A pure wool rug does not attract mold or mildew because wool releases the moisture it attracts back into the air, making it homeostatic and reducing static electricity.
Reviews (5)
Alison Reyes
Jul 24, 2021
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Sayali Pawar
Nov 30, 2019
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We walked into this store while looking for a rug for our new house. As soon as we walked in the salesman didn't greet us but instead went on rambling something implying that this is an expensive rug store and not everyone can afford it. He said"people don't unusually have an idea how much authentic rugs cost. everything I have is in $1500 and above so that might not be your price range". It was extremely insulting and disrespectful. I would never step into this store again or even recommend it to anyone unless you can put up with that kind of classism.
Molly Siuty
May 30, 2019
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I am moving and in need of a rug in my new home. I ran out to the store on my lunch break as I live in the area to see what they had as I would prefer to support a local business rather than buy online. Well they just lost a customer. I am a white, female and went shopping by myself. I looked at one rug and the sales person (a male) told me to "come back when your husband is available" and then he would show me more rugs. I am appalled at this sexist discrimination and the assumption that I could not afford/make the decision to buy a rug on my own. I will never frequent this business again for
Teresa Fudge
Sep 04, 2018
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Sophie Schmitter
Aug 10, 2018
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I went in to Istanbul rug bazaar to find some rug pillow cases for our cats. Our cats love having their own rug squares and will sleep anywhere we put them. I've had the best luck with these kinds of pillow cases. The store had a wonderful selection and some really beautiful pieces. Mehmet, one of the salesman, really hooked me up and gave me a great deal. When I got the rugs home, well, see the pictures. 😁 I live outside of Seattle but can't wait to come back!
