Gonna give the pros and cons for this one. My fiancee and I are backpacking Europe for 4 months and stayed at Cihan's apartment during our 6 days in Istanbul. This was the middle point of our trip. Cihan host was unable to meet us for check-in so he had his neighbor help get us situated. Cihan was very communicative throughout our stay and the apartment was clean upon our arrival. The wifi was good and the location of it was ideal for us. Central enough to walk around and see all the sites and close to a number of good restaurants and bars. Overall, the place had just the basic things we would need for our stay. The bed had bedding, we were provided towels, and had basic cooking stuff if you would want to cook. The shower water stayed hot which was nice and there was netflix available to use. Plus the price was pretty good.
The cons. It was evident that the apartment has not been lived in. There were appliances that did not work which would have been nice to know before hand. Simple things like missing lightbulbs in lamps, minimal toilet paper leaving us to have to purchase some mid stay, the shower head was broken, and the bathroom was incredibly small. Your knees will probably touch the wall when sitting on the toilet. (Not much can be done about this but just good to know if you're a taller person because we couldn't tell just by looking at the photos). Lastly, the air conditioning was pretty ineffective. The summer months are hot and it'd have been nice to have a fan in the bedroom. For the price, it is probably best to consider this just a place to sleep. Next time we are in Istanbul, we will probably pay more to stay at somewhere where we can feel more relaxed and comfortable.