Faruk and Julie were absolutely incredible people, very helpful and kind. Anything that we ever needed was handled immediately and with care. The place itself was PERFECT for my fiance and I, the view from the balconies were stunning and exactly what we were looking for in a home in the city for a month. The place was cleaned 3 days out of the week by the live in house keeper, Hatije, who was an unexpected but very welcomed surprise. 10 min walk to Taksim square with plenty of great places to eat every day, or fresh vegetables from the markets right outside the front door! If you stay here, you must go have a bite to eat at Merhi, it's great place to have some traditional Turkish home-cooked foods. The Turkish rice pilaf is an instant favorite of ours now. We heard some news of some areas being dangerous, but never felt a bit in danger ourselves and we traveled all throughout the city. We will stay here again and again every chance we get to return! Thank you so much Julie and Faruk, you are amazing!