Great apartment with tons of charm & character seeing as it’s Derin’s actual home! Fantastic location just off Istiklal (always busy) and close-by to plenty of quieter streets with nice cafes and boutiques stores. It’s a 15 minute walk to Galata bridge and Karakoy port or to Taksim so it’s super central, and also a few minutes from the closest metro station. The apartment itself is warm and homey - I spent many nights making dinner in the kitchen and watching a movie on the projector, but there’s also plenty of great restaurants around. Only drawback was the noise at night from a bar nearby, which could go into the early morning on weekends. Easily solved with some earplugs so definitely not a dealbreaker. Would stay again in a heartbeat!