This is a beautiful apartment in an incredible area. Oguzhan is a responsive and wonderful host. The pictures are quite accurate and it looks even more beautiful in person. The renovation maintained a lot of the authentic style and there are beautiful touches throughout the apartment. The balcony is such a bonus. The area can be a little noisy on the street side-- no music or clubs-- just people talking and usual Istanbul street noise but with the window shut it is very quiet in the bedroom and Oguzhan provided an extra fan-AC for the bedroom. I'm sensitive to sound and it was not a problem. We were very comfortable and slept well (comfortable bed as well!). It is about an 8 - 10 minute walk to Tophane tram station and about a 5-7 minute walk to Istiklal. Very hip area (rather than touristy) with terrific restaurants and many coffee shops. I also love that you can properly unpack with great storage for clothes which is not always the case. Thank you Oguzhan for such a lovely stay!