This was my first time in Istanbul and I'm so glad I stayed at Elif's place. If I were to go back to Istanbul, I would definitely stay here again! (also perhaps my best airbnb experience)
Elif was a great host, very kind bringing me some coffee and pastries on the first and last day and was extremely fast in responding to my whatsapp messages.
Elif's place is just how the photos are if not better. Its very clean, comfortable and well maintained. The place is also quite spacious.
The only thing I would be weary about is that her neighbor has a dog that might be barking through the night (at least there were some nights for me where the dog was barking), I'd recommend bringing some ear plugs for that. It was also snowing these nights, so that might have been irritating the dogs.
Overall, the place, the host, the communication, was top-notch!!