I stayed in Uygar’s apartment for two nights and felt very welcome from the moment I arrived (and this was early morning). Uygar offered me coffee and took his time to show me things to do on a map which included lovely coffee places, the market and so on. His place is close to various restaurants and shops, and easy to find as soon as you reach a certain underpass on Tarlabaşı Blv. Also he was easy with checkin and checkout times. I would definitely come back.