We had a lovely time at Ozkan's house. He gave us a lot of his time when we arrived to tell us about the house and the local area!
The house is just like the pictures, and the kitchen is very well equipped.
The area is lovely (very local) and you can walk around seeing and experiencing local life.
The house is a little climb up hill from the river, but is easily manageable if your good on your feet.
Like l said the area is very local so it is hard to find anywhere for a beer or a glass of wine.
We did find a Resturant close to the river called 'Piri Piri' that had a lovely terrace and sold beer or wine and done good local food.
But if you like coffee/tea/juices you can find lots of great little places near the river, on the street called "Vodina Cd" I think.
We used Uber to get around the city! It worked great for us and was cheap!
The only main advice l would give is to get a price of something before you sit down to eat! (If there is no menu)
They can put the price up because your not local! This happened once to us in 9 days staying. Normally you get a menu at a place!
If we go back to Istanbul, we would happily stay at this place again.