I love the green nature outside the window, to see that every morning after waking up was just so serene. The place can be quite loud as in you can hear people talking from outside the windows, or sometimes dogs barking at night but that wasn’t too bad. My only concern would be that I think the apartment may need pest control, as I woke up one night after it was raining the whole night and found 5 nearly dead cockroaches in the bathroom, and one in the hall way, they did not come in the bedroom though, Ceyhan (the co owner) was quick to reply and informed me that he will have the problem fixed before next guest arrives. The apartment is secure and seem to be tugged away from a busy street of istiklal. Safe area. And very responsive owner. The place is on the hill, so beware if you come with big luggage. It’s good exercise if you like stairs and steps.