SUPER host with the MOST! Doruk was simply the best from the get-go, arranging for transfers from the airport, greeting us at the apartment, giving us a tour of the neighborhood which included how to buy tickets from the metro and having a drink (or two or three) with his friends at a nearby bar. The home was funky and modern, very comfortable. Its location can't be beat. On our street alone was a plethora of cafés, bars, Turkish designer clothing and home accessories shops and an antiques purveyor. Doruk even arranged for a Friday night cruise on the Bosphorus, and we had a blast sipping wine and nibbling on mezzes as gazed upon Istanbul's European and Asian coastlines.