The carpets are collected from villages, especially from elderly people and they are firstly repaired, Halil Börekçi, a carpet maker in Antalya, told Anadolu Agency.
"We keep carpets in the sun to get rid of everything except organic root dye and wool," he said and added: "The carpets soften as they expose to sunlight during the day and moisture at night and all the dirt as well as added paint come out of the carpet."
Halil Borekci said tourists prefer carpets with organic root dye, adding that mostly Americans and Australians show interest to the carpets.