We had a great time in Bilgehan's apartment. The neighborhood was really nice, lots of small cafes and restaurants - both little trendy places and more local places and felt very safe at night too. It is very close to walk down to the tram to the historic area or to get the boat to Karikoy or Princes Islands. The apartment was as pictured with a nice terrace - the view down to the Bosphorus is from the roof which you have to go up a ladder through a skylight in the kitchen - but the terrace had a good view also. The first night - Saturday - was a little noisy with music from the clubs, but I would think anywhere in the neighborhood with a view would have that problem - with the windows closed and the AC on wasn't a problem. The other nights we had the windows open and there was a great breeze. Apartment was very comfortable and well laid out with lots of windows, but note its a 6 floor walkup, which might be an issue for some. We didn't end up cooking there as there was so much good food to try, but it looked adequately equipped.
Bilgehad was very helpful with ideas of what to do and where to go and very communicative.
I would definitely recommend it.