Isik was really great - he arranged for me to be picked up at the airport, and was waiting when I arrived despite the fact that it was past midnight. He gave me a thorough tour of the apartment, keys & locks, transport, etc and was on hand when the water was randomly turned off on the street for two nights in a row (not his fault!!).

Regarding the apartment - it looks like the pictures and the location was A+++. I should mention, though, that as a non-smoker I found the apartment a bit smokey. I ended up sleeping on the couch in the main room (a very nice room, as it were!) with the window opened a crack in order to keep my coughing down.