I lived in Ozan’s apartment for four month and in the end I left the apartment as a very satisfied and happy guest. The apartment is very nice furnished and offers a huge and comfortable sofa that invites to enjoy a movie with the beamer. But a major advantage is definitively the excellently working heating in the apartment. During the many cold days in winter the apartment was always warm and cozy. And during the summer the apartment didn’t ever get too warm, as it is located in the first floor. Also the big and silent washer-dryer has to be mentioned, as it made washing the laundry very easy and comfortable. The only disadvantage of the apartment I can think of is that the kitchen doesn’t invite to cook, as it only has one electric countertop burner and a countertop oven. However the kitchen offers almost all gadgets a well equipped kitchen would need and also has a huge refrigerator. If one doesn’t mind not to cook, one will find many cheap food places and restaurants in close distance to the apartment anyhow. But the apartment is not only excellently located in the sense of food or restaurants (especially in the fancy neighborhood of Nişantaşi, which is also in walking distance), but also in the sense of centrality and infrastructure. It is a ten minute walk to Taksim square, where the famous Istiklal Street begins and where a Metro station is located (and also the funicular to Kabataş). And around the apartment there are grocery stores of every kind and supermarkets. Also busses leave close to the apartment from Cumhuriyet Caddesi, and the Osmanbey Metro station is also in walking distance. Furthermore Harbiye, the neighborhood in which the apartment is located, is a quiet neighborhood with friendly people.
Having contact with Ozan was always very nice and he replied fast to any question. Once the boiler broke in the evening and Ozan had it directly fixed the next morning. Besides Ozan’s helpfulness there is also his very polite father to be mentioned, who showed me around the neighborhood in my first days and even introduced me to the peolpe from the local Ocakbasi restaurant. Also the owner of the house in the top apartment, Nevzat Bey, was an extremely helpful person whom I could always contact when Ozan was away.
I thank Ozan for four very nice month in his beautiful apartment!