The communication with Gizem was excellent and the place pretty easy to find. I'm a public transportation nerd and from the airport you basically just jump on the metro, change at Yenicapi, arrive at Taksim and walk for like 5 min down the hill. Though I did not get to meet Gizem (sorry for bailing on the drinks on Saturday night), I met her boyfriend Cenk and he showed me the place and explained everything.

This gem is located on a quiet street, on the first floor of a tiny cute house. The ground floor is basically their architectural office and you have to go through it in order to go up the stairs. The apartment itself is small but perfect for a single traveller. The interior is beautifully refurbished and its furniture are carefully selected. Gizem and Cenk certainly did a great job here. Technically it can accommodate two people but the bathroom only offers limited privacy, so if you consider the place as a couple, you better feel very comfortable around each other. Big plus: It has quite a large terrace with an amazing view over the hotchpotch of houses of Cihangir.

One can definitely feel very "local" here as it's not a touristy area but close enough to all you might want to see. And there's some proper cardio training involved as the area is pretty steep hilly :)

All in all I loved it (and also ate all the cookies Cenk and Gizem had decorated).