Deniz's place is a small apartment on the top floor of a four storey building located close to Taksim square.
Deniz is a very friendly and welcoming host. He is an artist and currently uses his apartment as part studio. We shared many good conversations.
The room he provided me is a semi-private room which is his living room/study and the bed is a comfortable folding couch bed. The room has a door which can make it private.
The rest of the apartment is small and filled with Deniz's art and works in progress.
The bathroom is also small but has hot water - you just have to turn on the hot water heater in the kitchen and wait a short while until it warms up. And while the bathroom door handle was broken and currently not closing properly and the toilet seat was a bit wobbly I'm sure Deniz will fix that for future guests.
Overall it is a relatively clean space shared with an artist and his works. It's not the Ritz Carlton but its a bed in a good location and you're guaranteed to see some interesting, potentially provocative artwork as well as good conversation