I was supposed to stay at Yousuf’s Airbnb for 3 days, but ended up only staying for several hours. I arrived at 11 PM and left very early in the morning because I felt threatened by a guy who I had no idea about. Apparently, there was a Palestinian guy living at Yusuf’s apartment. He was very de respectful. He yelled at me to go to my room. Later that night from the balcony, I heard him have an argument with a guy and said something very terrible. He was blackmailing this guy. The morning when I was just about to leave to start my day 1 in Istanbul, I locked my room and went to the living room and to my surprise this guy was having an argument again, and when I stopped for a while to say hello to a lady that was standing there, he yelled at me and grabbed my neck and spun it until I was about to fall on the floor. I was scared and rushed myself to my room, locked it, and texted Yusuf to ask him to come in to my room. I packed all my bags and ready to leave. When Yusuf came in to my room and asked what’s going on, I told him that I’d explain to him downstairs (outside of his apartment). When we reached downstairs, I started explaining everything and Yusuf was in shock. He didn’t know that Palestinian guy’s true color. He was always acting nicely in front of Yusuf. Long story short, Yusuf told me he’d kick this guy out of his apartment. He gave my money back and even gave extra 100 TL. Now, I’m traumatized. If you want to stay at Yusuf’s Airnnb, please ask him about his apartment situations, including who else is living there with him. In general, Yusuf is very kind and respectful. He’ll share everything he knows to enjoy and explore what Istanbul has to offer.