So, first about the pros. I will not be original and note a really luxurious look. Absolutely addictive. You don't have to leave the apartment and just enjoy the view around the clock.
Regarding Koray (owner) himself, I will note his responsiveness, help in many issues, I separately thank him for the quick assembly of the table, for inviting the cleaner, for good advices. As for human qualities - the owner has no problems with this, everything is great.
And now the cons. For some reason, no one writes about this (probably, everyone is so captured by the view), but I will write: the apartment was pretty dirty when we arrived (yes, a cleaning lady came in a couple of days, but before we had cleanup ourself), the owner's things are scattered everywhere (you need to understand that he not only rents out this apartment, but also lives in it from time to time and may even come in while you are there in order to pick up something).
The boiler is leaking, so much so that for the first week, until we figured out to rebuild the pipe, it flooded the entire balcony for us. In one of these episodes, after the light was turned off in the apartment (yes, the light was also lost in the house), the boiler stopped heating. I contacted Koray, he said that it was necessary to raise the pressure in the boiler. Okay, I raised it by twisting a special lever, but after that the water began to gush out from the boiler with a fountain. My wife, not finding a bucket or a basin, put the some jug under the stream. A little later, having dealt with the boiler, we poured the water from the jug into the flowers, and left the jug itself on the balcony in case the water again gushed with a fountain.
The day was cool, windy, and one of the gusts of this wind knocked over the jug and smashed it to smithereens.
As it turned out a little later, it was a gift dear to the owner's heart. And I'm very sorry, I really regret what happened, but if it hadn't been for the light that went missing in the house, if it hadn't been for the bug with boiler, if there was a bucket or a basin on the balcony, and if all the things dear to the owner's heart were hidden from his guests - it wouldn't have happened.
Also, keep in mind that the pipe is leaking near the toilet and the washing machine is leaking.
The products of the previous residents remain in the refrigerator and, as if, are not thrown away for years.
The house itself is located on an elevation from the nearest stop. That is, if you go up from the tram, you need to overcome about 300 steps. Hello to disabled people, nothing is arranged for you here!
Also, the house is located between several mosques and the muezzins begin their chants at 4 in the morning. If it's hot outside and you sleep with the windows open, get ready to get up early thanks to them.
In general, the advantages of an apartment, of course, prevail. The Bosphorus really wins all the minuses, but the price, perhaps, could be lower.
In any case, once again I thank Koray for the hospitality and once again I sincerely apologize for the broken jug.
Good luck!