Orcun is such a nice warm guy. I felt so happy when he offered to pick me up from Taksim to his neighborhood because it was at night. He took me to the local kebap place which was very good and very cheap. His place is like the pictures. I would say the space is cozy and very clean. I liked that the neighborhood is not so close to the main area because it is more quiet and with less people. The buses and ferry is about 10 minutes away. He helped me in so many ways, I cannot even mention everything! Trust me, if you can't speak Turkish, you want to a good host in Istanbul.