The positives of Lino's place: The location is superb for Lino's place - near the metro and Taksim square. The views from the terrace were gorgeous, and gave us a real feel of living in Istanbul.
On the day before arriving, we received some rules that we would have liked to be known of on the rules page of her airbnb site - we understand that Lino was trying to make sure we stay safe. The rules were: We may have the police called on us and deported if we have alcohol on the deck. There are known burglaries - so ensure doors are locked on the terrace at all times. We followed the precautions - but would not have stayed here if we knew about the known burglaries - we felt a hassle to change at that point. Also, the air conditioning was out - so this made it hot in the apartment to not have the terrace doors open.
After 3 nights of all 3 of us getting bit, we decided that these were not mosquito bites, and researched websites to look like bed bug bites. We found 1 bug on a dirty mattress. Lino got an exterminator right away. When we tried to resolve, the blame came back to us. In the end, airbnb helped us resolve our losses of thrown out suitcases and clothes to not bring the bugs back here.
Overall, I do believe if the mattress was replaced and exterminators ensured the bugs are gone - this could be a great place to stay! I also would like the host to be more compassionate when an issue is brought up. It is a horrible feeling thinking you may be bringing bugs back into your home from a stay (I still cannot get rid of the feeling of itchiness) and an absolute fear of safety from stern rules after the place is paid for.