Julia and Tarkan have renovated an older apartment in the old part of the city very cleverly. The building itself is beautiful, the internal timber floors and doors are lovely. The location is exceptional if you want to be in and among it. Be aware the apartment overlooks Galata tower square and you will hear the hustle and bustle of tourists and cafe goers from about 9 am to 10-11pm. It didn't bother us but if you are sensitive to noise it could be an issue. The awesome Taksin let us into the apartment. He looks after Julia and Tarkan's apartments. He is a lovely person and very knowledgeable about Istanbul. He is worth a stay in their place himself. The apartment has been cleverly photographed so it looks a bit more spacious in the photos than real life. We stayed with our 21 year old son and two teenage daughters and it was fine but the bathroom is very small and there is little space to hang towels or wash bags and no shelving. You don't notice in the photos that there is no storage so the vacuum cleaner kind of floats around in the master bedroom, the closets are metal racks, the air-conditioners are freestanding units which are noisy and the bedroom with twin beds is really tight. Overall I would stay again with my family because the apartment is so well located and architecturally beautiful but it would be too tight for three couples or a group of friends.