Hikmet was a great host. He went out of his way to make sure we had a ride waiting for us at the airport to take us to the apartment, that we had a ride back to the airport when we left, and that we had any tours we wanted to take organized. Our first morning in Istanbul, he hosted us for Turkish breakfast with tea on his roof terrace with great views of the neighborhood (and a 500 year old mosque right next door). The apartment was nice and spacious in a great location less than a 5 minute walk from the Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, and Hagia Sophia.