The finest contemporary and highest quality of silk and wool carpets currently made in Turkey are produced in town near istanbul, called Hereke. The Hereke carpets are either woven in pure silk or cotton and wool. The pure silk carpet uses silk from Bursa. in wool and cotton carpets the warps and wefts are cotton and the best quality of wool is used for knots in the pile (2.5'X9.1'/0.8X2.8 Mt.)