My girlfriend and I stayed at Emre's place for 6 days and it was great. Its a nice neighbourhood, with plenty of shops and places to buy food. Also, metro and bus stations are close. Emre was a great host, even when I locked us out of the appartment by mistake, he came by very quickly and helped us. The appartment is very big, bigger than it looks in the photos! It had all the amenities you could think of, and has a lot of nice touches. I can highly recommend Emre's place to anyone travelling to Istanbul!