Hand-woven carpets and rugs take the most important place in handicrafts in Malatya's Akçadağ district, and Akçadağ Carpet has been known not only in Malatya but also in the surrounding provinces for a long time. In the yearbooks of the Ottoman State for Akçadağ carpets, "Kürne (it is a neighborhood within Akçadağ, its new name is Küçükkürne), many carpets, rugs, prayer rugs, upholstery and curtains are woven by the Kürecik tribes and women in the Hasan Çelebi township. Since it is wanted and desired from all sides, and because it is thin and strong, it exports a hundred thousand kuruş annually.” is called. In the yearbook of Mamure tül Aziz, dated 1310 Hijri (1892), it is written as follows: “The carpets and kilims woven in the accident are very elegant and beautiful. It is astonishing that these acceptable rugs and carpets have evolved in such remote areas.” The dominant color in Akçadağ Carpets is red, and black or dark blue is frequently used together with red. To obtain the basic colors, the natural colors of the wools are used to dye the yarns. When laying the floor of a room, two or three thin and long carpets are preferred depending on the size of the room. If these carpets are in two pieces, they are in the same patterns; If there are three pieces, the carpet that will come out with the same patterns on the edges is woven in thinner and different patterns. Each of these parts is called a "wing". Akçadağ Carpet; They are carpets with 27.32 and 32.36 degrees knots, with around 670 to 700 knots in one square decimeter (dm2), made with Gördes knot and with a pile height of 4-5 cm.

Production Method: The wool to be used in carpet making is combed after drying. The simplest comb consists of a row of nails driven into a flat tree. The combing process ensures that the fibers become parallel. This is a process to prepare the wool for spinning. After combing, the wool is first roving by hand. Then it is spun with kirman or spindle. Spinning varies according to the way the wool will be used. Wool used in Akçadağ Carpet; less twisted, thin and double layered. The local people use the threads they produce from their own wool and dyed with root dyes. The warp, which forms the skeleton of the carpets, consists of woolen threads.

Weaving technique: Gördes knot is used in Akçadağ Carpets. Gordes Knot; Also known as Turkish Knot or Double Knot. Gördes node is symmetrical. Knots are passed between two independent warps and tied to these two warps.

Production, Processing and Other Processes Required Within the Geographical Boundary: Akçadağ Carpets are carpets identified with the region, produced for centuries and known to the region. The motifs used in the product reflect the cultural accumulation in the region, and the choice of motif, composition and color requires mastery. The product is connected to the region with the bond of human factors and fame, and the supply of wool, dyeing and weaving of the carpet should be carried out within the geographical boundaries.