The apartment is clean and quite spacious. Simple and in a very old building. Equipped with all the basic facilities you need during your stay. It has a nice big bathroom and smaller one in the back. Front bedroom is located directly on the noisy street, back bedroom to the quiet gardens (with mosque near) . 20 minutes walk from Galata Bridge, unfortunately you have to cross a busy highway that runs straight through the city . Locals don't seem to mind and we got better at it day by day (-;
A taxi doesn't cost much ; for 8 lira it brings you to the city centre, for 15 lira to Topkapi (unless the driver "accidentally" takes the wrong turn to earn more money) . The nearby bus is of no use since it goes to a suburb, but it's a 15 minutes walk to the metro which takes you to the other side of the Bosporus. And it's a 20 -minute walk to the tram to the Hagia Sophia area .
The best thing about this apartment, we found, is the location in a busy little street in a normal neighbourhood where hardly any tourist comes. The street has shops including a greengrocery , bakery, simple 'restaurants' and little supermarkets which are open till late. Be sure to eat right across the street at the little diner of your neighbour. He sells lovely homemade Turkish dinners for 5-7 liras and is very friendly. We ate there several times and loved his food.
Emre is friendly and willing to answer questions or give tips . We had a nice stay and are sure to go back in future!