We stayed at Hakan's place for 4 weeks and we were happy. A few things to keep in mind: buildings are older and don't usually have elevators, this particular unit is on the 4th floor. The apartment is located in a quiet family neighborhood about a 10 minute walk to Istiklal Street, where all the shops and restaurants are located. Plenty of small supermarkets around to get everything you need. The bed is comfortable and the kitchen has all the utensils needed to cook your meals. Overall our stay was great, unfortunately for us, we had issues with the wifi. After 2 weeks of it working fine, the internet went out for 3 days. After it was fixed, we kept having issues with the wifi going in and out, which was inconvenient for us since we work from home. Hakan, and Yavuz who lives in the building, were very quick to act every time. Hopefully the service has been restored completely so it won't happen to anyone else.