Hikmet's place is very close to Cemberlitas and the Blue Mosque so perfect for seeing the old city on foot. It is in the middle of an area of shoe shops and small shoemaking workshops giving it almost the feel of a medieval city where everything happened on top of each other.
The apartment was very clean but there were numerous bits of repair outstanding. The kitchen is probably just adequate for breakfast and light snacks. Hikmet kindly gave us breakfast on the roof terrace on day 1, so on day 2 we went up there on our own.