We (4 friends) arrived in Istanbul on the 1st of May, which was not an ideal moment, as there were some demonstrations on the Taksim square. But Ali was very helpful, picked us up on the airport because of the difficult traffic situation in the city center, and lead us to the appartment safely! ;-)

We had everything we needed in the appartment. It was spacious and although the building is quite old, the appartment is nicely renovated!
it was also near some nice places to eat and drink tee,...

The location of the appartment was ideal. At +/- 5 minutes walk to the metro stop that brought us to the 'old city', We had a wonderfull time, and will have to come back, because we couldn't visit all the places we want, due to lack of time. We would definitely come back to Ali's appartment in that case! (But not on the 1st of May maybe ;-))
Thanks a lot for your help Ali!!!!