I just cannot express enough how I appreciate Zen's hospitality! She made me feel like I'm visiting a friend! She gave me a lot of tips on what to visit and where to go, based on my interests. Zen also treated me with some special traditional Turkish meals. And her cats are the loveliest creatures! They are very friendly and love being with people.
The district itself is very convenient - lots of food shops and bakeries with traditional pastry, metro station nearby, beautiful park, flea market... and what's very important - it's very quiet at night!
I spent about a week at Zen's place and I felt like I'm local and living at home, I would stay for more if it was possible. But one thing is for sure - I will come back to Istanbul and I will definitely stay at Zen's place again!