Garen is very nice host. Very helpful and polite. I would recommend everybody to meet him in Istambul. The flat was clean and it is the major advantage.

But objectively about not very positive sides:
- the street is full of garbage, cats and dogs.
- it's situated on the ground floor, so you can hear every word of young people outside in the evening and night.
- hot water has its own mood, so almost every time you need to take a shower you should manipulate with gas boiler. the same with heating;
- the apartment is very damp and fungus is growing in the corners;
- and be ready to hear muezzin calling the prayers to pray 5 times a day starting at 5:40 AM - one of the mosque is just 1 minute walk.