Handicrafts are products in which the need is transformed into aesthetics and since they contain traces of culture, they have caused researchers to focus on these issues. Ardahan and its surroundings are a region that has hosted many cultures. Due to the abundance of animal husbandry, which is one of the main sources of income and livelihood of the region, and therefore the abundance of wool, which is the main material of weaving, carpet weaving in the region has maintained its vitality for many years. However, today, carpet weaving is gradually decreasing in the region due to the replacement of hand-made carpets with fabricated carpets and the gradual decrease in the number of carpet weavers. Within the scope of this research, the motifs used in the original carpet samples woven with traditional methods belonging to Çıldır district of Ardahan province were analyzed in terms of subject and abstract meaning. The study is a field research based on the survey model and the motif features and the names of the motifs used in the carpet samples of the region were determined through the accessible samples. A total of 10 wool carpets, including 4 wall carpets, 5 carpet pillows (stone pillows) and 1 chair carpet, were included in the research sample. As a result of the interviews with the source persons within the scope of the research, information about the products was recorded in the artifact examination forms and general and detail photographs of the carpets were taken. As a result of the research, it was determined that there are 20 different motif names in the region in the carpet samples examined. The research is very important in terms of revealing the richness of the region in terms of traditional Turkish carpet art and cultural symbols. During the interviews with the resource persons in the region, it was learned that carpet weaving is done for three purposes. Firstly, the local people weave carpets to use in their homes in line with their own needs. Secondly, it was learned that the carpets woven in the region are sold to meet their needs. Another one is carpets woven for dowry. Today, it is among the other information obtained that carpet weaving in the region is gradually decreasing. Since the carpets woven in the old times are now seen as a valuable item, the carpets are kept as souvenirs or used for decoration in oriental corners. It is also possible to say that the motifs are the expression of the emotions and thoughts of the local women. Among the most commonly used motifs in the carpets examined, it was revealed that waterway and various types of stylized flower motifs were used. In addition to these motifs, other motifs identified in the research region are dragon/dragon lake, goosefoot/guyrum, earring, diamond slice/muska, star/eight-armed star, tree of life, fertility motif and chenge. In the examined carpet samples; flowering lake, church motif, ram's horn, earring flower, lighter, rose motif, hand on waist, tulip, kerege eye and ask flower are among the other motifs identified. The word kerege, which is understood to be the name given to the wooden cages forming the tent wall in Kyrgyz, and the kerege eye motif used in the carpets are the reflections of the nomadic life in the region. Symbolic and objective motifs that have been stylized and attributed abstract meanings have been found to include themes such as sovereignty and might, power and strength, heroism, faith and the afterlife, luck, abundance and fertility, fortune, happiness, protection from the evil eye, birth, reproduction and marriage.