The apartment itself in Ataşehir is well organized, neat and sparkling clean.
The room consists of a comfy double bed and its own balcony.
There was no issue to do with the apartment as both Büşra and her flatmate, an expat from Lebanon, are extremely clean and care very much indeed to order, cleanliness and making their private space as neat as it gets.
Büşra also had numerous requests to me, sent mostly by SMS translated to my mother tongue, to do with cleanliness and order at common spaces at her place, especially to do with what I am supposed to do with washing dishes, how to keep the bathroom clean, using the toilet etc.
I am not sure a guest, who isn't familiar with these habits, can correlate these requests. That made me feel uncomfortable and I believe asking too many things from a guest, who stays for a few nights (I stayed five nights), is not hospitable.
I am a very clean and tidy person myself. I try on a regular basis to always leave a clean space wherever I am.
Another aspect was communication. Communication with Büşra was a major issue.
Büşra's lack of having good command of English led to unfortunate misunderstandings.
It is to be expected from any host at Airbnb to be able to communicate with his/her guest(s) on a moderate level.
Communication must be held in ENGLISH.
This is a basic and essential qualification needed to be able to achieve basic communication skills and therefore prevents misunderstandings and discomfort that may occur.
I was asked by Büşra the night before my check-out day, when I would like to leave on the following day. I have received an SMS translated to my language, which's Hebrew.
I replied to her that I would like to sleep out as I had to undergo a medical treatment the day before checking-out. She replied to me in a positive way.
I thought she's giving me a flexible check-out.
The following day, after getting up and taking a shower, my host again sent me another SMS that I should hurry up and leave within thirty minutes.
She claimed she's in a hurry and must go to work. In addition, another guest is planned to arrive and the room must be tidied and cleaned, as soon as possible.
It came as a surprise. I had to collect my belongings and pack them as quickly as possible. I tried my best but still it took its time. I had my things all around the apartment, including clothes hung to dry on the other balcony next to the kitchen.
After leaving the place, I realized I left behind a Turkish tea I had bought as a souvenir.
That was not considerate and definitely not hospitable to me.
I suppose that all was a matter of a misunderstanding as I believe Büşra is a person who does mean good and tries to be thoughtful at other occasions.
I cannot recommend staying at Büşra's if you do not speak Turkish and a person who cares very much indeed about cleanliness and tidiness.