Pinar was an excellent hostess. She was home from Kenya during our visit, and even took us around the city and out to a Turkish dinner. Wonderful!

The apartment is as listed - it is lovely, clean, bright, and big. It's on a quiet street, very comfortable, and has all amenities you might need. There is a wonderful street market outside on Sundays.

Wifi is 3-8MBS, but that is common throughout Turkey. I would recommend getting a SIM card with 3G to tether if you need fast Internet.

One issue to know before you book: This apartment is solidly in the ghetto. It is very close (3 blocks) to the nice, touristy part of town. But make no mistake - this is the ghetto. Example: A homeless guy slept in our doorway for 3 nights (Pinar's friend quickly took care of this), and there was presumably human feces left by this homeless man outside our door for a few days.

So while this place was fine for us, just be aware of the location - I would not recommend this spot for families with small children, or anyone who feels uncomfortable around overt poverty. It is not dangerous, however. I never felt unsafe - the area is just unclean, and there are a lot of squatters.

So if you're ok with an area with "character" - this apartment will be perfect for you! Overall very nice and exactly what we expected.