Our guest Tarık was a great host and he was very helpful throughout. The place is centrally located in a popular, well-known and safe neighborhood full of coffee shops, small shops, cafes and groceries (both for gurme and budget food). It is 15-20 minutes walk to public transportation options around the neighborhood (tube station at Taksim and tram down on Meclis-i Mebusan street). Tarık's place is great for those who want to explore İstanbul during the day and have a comfortable place to come back for the night. The kitchen is functionally equipped with cookware, a dishwasher and a washing machine. Only drawback is humidity but there is a dehumidifier in the apartment, just make sure you regularly empty the tank! This place is great for what you pay overall. I would definitely come back and stay at Tarık's place on my next visit to İstanbul.