I think now I officially found my place in Istanbul. i would like to start from that this was a great first Airbnb experience. I stayed in Hazal's hosting for 10 days, and I will start from Hazal's communication even before I arrived to Istanbul, Hazal managed to send me clear instruction to get to to the house, she asked me if I need anything, informed me about few updates in Istanbul, and she initiated the communication with me on the arriving day. Hazal's brother, Kivanc, is great too and very welcoming. Both Hazal and Kivanc are art people who are working in directing, acting and writing, which allowed for a thoughtful conversations from time to time with great coffee, Thanks for the great hospitality! :)
From the earliest moments you can tell that the room is Hazal's room, which is perfect fit for Istanbul, you need a clean and coasy room to rest and sleep. Hazal and Kivanc both are respecting the personal privacy, I really noticed that.
One important thing I really appreciated, the apartment location is really nice and great, i used to stay in Taksim, which I hate now after experiencing Şişli, as there you really can live as a local and meet a lot of nice Turkish people, as well as you will find a lot of nice tea and food shops and restaurants, and hypermarkets.
Hazal was very flexible and understandable person regarding check in and check out, and her brother kivanc helped me with my baggage when I left. Thanks from my heart!!
I was a solo traveler for 10 days, and it was my first Airbnb experience. Both Hazal and Kivanc made it great and I really really felt very safe and secured.

I am highly recommending Hazal place in Istanbul and for sure I will back, hopefully very soon as Kivanc predicted.
Sending so much love and greetings for the very nice people from Izmir in Istanbul, Kivanc and Hazal. :) :) <3
Faten from Jordan