30.01.2026 18:05
The installation work of 800 square meters of carpets, which have been woven again after 26 years in the Demirci district of Manisa for use in the Tokyo Mosque, has begun. The handmade carpets will be ready for worship before the month of Ramadan.
The carpets of the Tokyo Mosque were woven again in the Demirci district of Manisa after 26 years. It was stated that the laying work of the approximately 800 square meters of carpet, which was sent to Tokyo, the capital of Japan, after the completion of weaving and design works, has begun.
In the Demirci district, which is shown as one of Turkey's important production centers for mosque and hotel carpets, special carpet productions are made for historical mosques and different places of worship.
THE CARPETS OF TOKYO MOSQUE WILL ONCE AGAIN COME FROM MANISA AFTER YEARS
In this context, the design and weaving works for the renewed carpets of the Tokyo Mosque have been completed in Demirci. After the production of the mosque carpet, prepared as approximately 800 square meters, the shipment was carried out, and the laying work in the Tokyo Mosque has begun. It was reported that the handmade carpet, prepared with traditional weaving techniques, will be completely laid and ready for worship before the month of Ramadan.
"WE WOVEN THE CARPET AGAIN"
Ali Rıza Özkul, the manager of the carpet company, stated in a statement that it was decided to renew the carpet woven for the Tokyo Mosque in 2000 after many years, saying, "We wove the carpet again with the same color and pattern we applied to the Tokyo Mosque in 2000. The pattern used is the Rumi pattern from the Ottoman period. This pattern has also been used in the Hagia Sophia Mosque," he said.
Özkul, who mentioned that duck head green and burgundy were preferred in the color arrangement for the footstep areas, expressed that the highest quality reactive dyes were used in wool dyeing. Stating that the carpets woven in Demirci have proven themselves in terms of quality, Özkul continued his words as follows:
"Our productions are made with 100% wool and completely natural materials. 4.5 kilograms of wool were used per square meter in the carpet used in the Tokyo Mosque. These carpets, made of blended Zealand wool, have been preferred for years because they are the most suitable in terms of weight."
"FLAME-RESISTANT AND NON-FLAMMABLE"
Özkul pointed out that the carpets woven in Demirci are used in many historical mosques in Turkey, stating that the carpets of the Hagia Sophia Mosque, Suleymaniye Mosque, Eminönü New Mosque, Sivas Divriği Ulu Mosque, and Edirne Selimiye Mosque were also woven and laid in Demirci. Özkul emphasized that Demirci carpets are flame-resistant and non-flammable, saying, "Thanks to the special wool and weaving system used, our mosque and hotel carpets are flame-resistant and non-flammable. Additionally, with the blending of wool and the special method we apply in weaving, our carpets, which are resistant to moths, are used for many years in mosques and hotels," he said.