Booked this for my friend, a young female student arriving in Istanbul for the first time for an Erasmus scheme. Host is an older man and we were surprised to see that there is no lock on the bathroom door. I’ve never come across that before! We asked if he could put one on but he refused. Had to get our Turkish friend to call and explain why a young girl might need a lock when she is showering. He eventually agreed. Also no lock on bedroom door, host refused to put one on “in case she dies and I get blamed”. A very awful experience and unsurprisingly we moved her out of the place asap and had lots of stress over the next few days trying to find somewhere else. Very strange the guy had no appreciation of why a young man living with a woman might want some security and privacy. Avoid booking this place unless you don’t mind not having any locks!