We loved staying in Volkan's apartment! He's an amazing host and the apartment is in a fantastic location. He was very quick to respond to emails in the lead up and during our stay, he was incredibly helpful on how to get to the apartment from the airport (he even spoke to our taxi drive to give him specific directions), his restaurant recommendations were terrific (including the amazing one down stairs). When we arrived we sat down and had a coffee with Volkan and spoke about life in Istanbul - what a great start to our stay. The apartment is spacious, clean, well equipped and only a one minute walk to the Blue Mosque, Aya Sofya, carpet shops and restaurants. We can't wait to return!