The Turkmen tribesmen, whose ancestors were the Mongol Turks years ago, settled in the southeast of the Caspian Sea. Some of the tribal weavers of 'Tekke' who fled and took refuge in Persia after the October Revolution continued to weave their famous rugs. After that, they joined the 'Atabay' and 'Jafarbay' tribes, who belonged to the 'Yamut' group. As is customary amongst the other tribesmen, the Turkmen rug producers also weave their single-weft rugs on horizontal looms.

There are three well-known designs woven in this tribe. One is the Turkmen Spoon design. The other is the Turkmen Bokhara design, as the repeated polygons resemble the deer's eye. The last is the Four Season design, produced by the Tekke craftsmen, composed of a small cross in the center, dividing the rug into four parts. Usually, in the lower and upper parts and beyond the border of the Turkmen rugs, extra pieces by the name of Comb are woven, not utilized in the other rug weaving centers.

The sizes of Turkmen rugs vary from one up to twelve square meters. The colors widely used are lacquer-red, green, white, and beige. Formerly the dyes used for the wool in the Turkmen area were obtained from natural sources, but at present chemical, dyes have partly begun to come into use.