Burcin was very friendly, we easily kept contact thru whatsapp. Besiktas is a lively and colorful area, within minutes plenty restaurants and stores, every saturday a beautiful market right below the flat. The view from the flat is magnificent. The ferries leave regularly, the palace and the painting museum only 15 min by foot. The flat is spacious and clean, the jacuzzi with view very cool. Even a piano is there. Less furniture would be maybe brighter, but others may enjoy several big TVs. Alltogether an excellent place to discover this beautiful city from.