The owner rented this flat to us knowing it was infested with black mold. On the 2nd day i started to get sick, on the 3rd day I noticed the black mold spores all over the ceiling, mid wall, and floor.
As a carpenter, it takes a very long time to accumulate this much mold on the exterior walls. This means the interior of the wall is completely destroyed and infested with spores.
Rather than fix the problem, he just kept renting it out putting his guests health at risk.
The neighborhood the flat is located in is known by locals as “The Beyoglu Ghetto”. I saw prostitutes nightly everywhere, street children huffing glue in bags, street dogs barking all night, people smoking crack, and alcoholics fighting nightly. No police around. The place is super unsafe.
Not safe for women walking alone, especially at night. When i was sick my fiancé couldnt even walk to the store to get 7up and soup, its that bad. This part of Taksim is a dump. The worst region of Istanbul.
Its close to Istiklal Steet, thats it. So many better regions. Beyoglu is not beautiful, not clean, not safe.
After i checked out of Mert’s dump, we went to Fatih, 100xs better.