I would most certainly recommend to everybody a stay at this room/apartment.
From the beginning of closing our deal, Basak was very helpful, by sending us a map of a neighborhood and most relevant spots and a detailed description how to get to the apartment from the airport.
With our flight being late and a traffic jam, we came later than she expected us, but was still very nice, friendly and showed us around the place. Basak also gave us little presents - piyaz (beans salad which was great) and apricot jam and invited us for her new year's party! :)
We liked our room, where you could see how much effort Basak has invested into it and we liked shared places, as well as people who stayed in the apartment. There were some issues with warm water, but all of it was manageable.
As it was mentioned in the listing, the area is quite. It is close to the bus station and taxis are also very reachable. Climbing up on the 5th floor and to the street to get buses was a great cardio exercise :)