We had a great stay at Julia and Tarkan's place. The apartment is spacious, tastefully decorated and clean. The location is perfect and close to shops and sights. Julia and Tarkan - and their lovely house manager, Hafiz - were great hosts and helped make our stay as comfortable as possible. Hafiz was available to answer any questions or come by to fix things if there were issues. When our flight was cancelled due to heavy snow in Istanbul, Julia and Tarkan happily extended our stay for a few more days. I'd definitely stay with them again when I'm back in Istanbul. Thanks for everything guys!