If you'd like a place where you feel at home during your next trip to Istanbul, where your host welcomes you everyday with smiles and cakes, and where you can take a break and chat about cultures and people, then you should come and stay at Basma's place :) (and this is not to mention how much we laughed during a dinner with a friends...)

As Basma says, it's a simple place, but we had a great time there!
We found our room was clean, Basma gave us a map, lent us a (very useful) transportation card... and we were ready to explore the city. The historical center is only a couple of tramway stops away, and the apartment is easy to reach from the airport (don't be scared if you think it looks a bit away from the main sites, it really isn't).

We left the place being happy we met a friend, and we know for sure where we'll stay next time we travel to Istanbul :)
Thank you Basma!

Maja & Christophe