Gördes (sometimes Ghiordes) is a town in western Turkey, where rugs have been made since at least the eighteenth century. In the late nineteenth century, the prayer rug style became popular, and any rug with an arch was likely to be called a Gördes. Books from this period are often full of blatantly incorrect (though charmingly romantic) information about both the town and the rugs.

Rugs of strikingly different colors, materials, and constructions have been attributed to Gördes, and telling a real Gördes from a fake can be challenging. Many feature an arch supported by decorated columns, both elements represented in these socks.

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