Karakoy has a nice loft apartment in the center of town. It's near many cafes and lots of activity. The building has a roof top view of the entire city. However, the problem is the noise factor. On a scale of 1 to 10 the noise is a 20. There is constant construction that awakens you every morning including Sundays. When the drilling stops in the evening that's when the noise from down stairs begins. Sometimes as late as 2am you will hear musicians performing. Also, the apartment has an open floor to ceiling door that opens for ventalation. It is impossible to leave the doors open due to the downstairs smoking area since the smoke goes up through your doors all day. The apartment is very nice, however, if you need to work at home it is impossible because of the noise.