Which have always emerged in regions inhabited by Turks, is closely tied to the Turks. The Turks introduced this technique first to the Islamic world and then to the entire world, particularly through the states established during the Great Seljuk Sultanate period. However, no carpets from the Great Seljuks have survived; the Konya carpets from the Anatolian Seljuks formed the foundation of carpet art that developed until the twentieth century. For seven centuries, Turkish carpet art has shown continuous and brilliant development, always creating new types.

The oldest carpet, extracted from the ice in the fifth Pazyryk kurgan in the Altai Mountains, comes from the region of the Asian Huns. In fact, this area is dominated by the use of fur and animal hides. The Asian Huns also incorporated these motifs in their metalworks. In contrast, the reindeer seen in the wide inner border are part of this region's fauna.

The carpet found in the fifth kurgan stands out with its incredible fineness, high quality, richness of motifs, and distinctive features. Discovered in a kurgan chamber that had turned into ice, among a mummified dead horse, a four-wheeled carriage, and other household items, this carpet first garnered widespread attention when it was published in 1953 and was later extensively introduced. The carpet, measuring 1.89 x 2 meters and made from very fine wool (yarn), is an incredible masterpiece with 36,000 Ghiordes knots per 10 cm², showcasing unparalleled craftsmanship that has not been surpassed since.

About 40 years before Rudenko's discovery of the Pazyryk carpet, Aurel Stein had found knotted carpet fragments from the 3rd and 4th centuries in LouLan, west of Lop Lake in East Turkestan, during his 1906-1908 expeditions. These fragments were made by knotting threads twisted from hard, thick, and undyed wool onto a single warp, sometimes interweaving five rows of weft. The simple patterns consisted of bright and vibrant colors—three shades of yellow, dark blue, red, matte green, and brown—forming diamonds, stripes, and highly stylized flowers. These pieces are now preserved in the British Museum in London and the National Museum in New Delhi, India.

In the early development of carpet art, until the Seljuk period in Konya, there are three significant phases. These include the Pazyryk carpet from the 3rd century BC left by the Asian Huns, small carpet fragments from the 3rd to 6th centuries made using a simple knotting technique on a single warp found in East Turkestan, and geometric patterned carpet pieces from the Abbasid era found in Fustat. It is known that carpets were made and exported to other countries in Bukhara and other major centers of Turkestan during the 10th century, continuing until the devastation caused by the Mongols in the 13th century. Carpets made with the Gördes Turkish knot from this period and from the Great Seljuks are the oldest carpets that form the foundation of all carpet art.

The carpets found in the Alaeddin Mosque in Konya were likely commissioned by Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad after the mosque's expansion in 1221 and endowed to the mosque during his lifetime. These large carpets, designed to cover the wide space and measuring 5-6 meters in length, are among the most monumental examples of Seljuk art. The primary colors are dark and light shades of blue and red. Two tones of green are also seen. Off-white or cream colors, which are not very distinct, are used primarily for outlining, along with dark brown. Bright yellow appears rarely and in secondary importance alongside these other colors.