After being seduced by the picturesque picture of the terrace setting and the seaview, the luxury radiance and the reviewed friendliness of the host, we were really disappointed.

The profile exudes luxury. in reality it is a dreary setting with no daylight , no fresh air. The reason that in the pictures all curtains are closed is that they view the internal hallway. It is reasonable clean and no street noises at all.

It’s correct that the terrace views the sea. However, the picture setting is not replicated in reality. The table looked weather-torn with no cloth, the chairs are the cheap plastic "garden variety". With only 4 coffee cups + 4 teaspoons+ water cooker a diner on the terrace was beyond reach. The garden is not kept. The other side of the terrace is just above a very noisy road.
It is correct that it is on walking distance to the Blue Mosque, the Agya Sofia and the Topkapi Palace etc.

Usually we would have glossed over the other imperfections, but when promises are not kept...

It is difficult to reach, the airport shuttle refused to go to the end of the street. Tansel welcomed us with a hastily explanation where we could eat, before making his way; we didn’t see him again.
Only then we had an change to look around.
In the room was moisture in the air. The dehumidifier was nowhere to be seen. No problem.
This first night we killed two 5-centimeter cockroaches, no problem.
The welcoming bottle water of in the description was not there. Luckily we brought water.
At night we were awakened by light coming in through the curtains, whenever the movement of other inhabitants or cats activated the sensors. We solved this party by closing the garden door.
We only used one living/sleeping room. The 2nd room was totally occupied with a double and single bed and not a nice place to hang out. The noisy airco on the wall works.
For the disabled: yes the house is accessible with wheel chair. But mind: to walk up to the monuments you first have to climb stairs of the bridge over the old rail road.

The description indicates an Istanbul card to be used. It was not there. Still no problem.
On our inquiring sms Tansel replied "the previous guest just send me a message that he forgot to leave it" and promised to provide one. He never did.
The value is two Euro, so that is not the point. Unfortunately, his non-action puts his reply into doubt with respect to sincerity. Had he solved this properly we probably would not even have written this review. Now it was the straw that broke the camel's back.

We are sorry that our experience is completely contrary to some reviews one reads below.