I had a cosy room with the beautiful view to Bosphorus. There is also a common living room with the same view, thats amazing. Many local markets are nearby and some small turkish food court just behind the corner, on the way to Tophane metro station. Subway is like 5-7 min walk from the house, so u can easily reach any Asian side of Istanbul via bridge. The weather was lovely so most of the time i was having my walks to Kadikoy itself, thats the name of place (or district) next to the bridge... Famous Taksim square is also not far from the house , u just have to walk uphill , so be ready for that :D... Most of the Istanbul is located on a hilly place, ups and downs, so its a gud place for so called trekking :D.
Resit was very considerate and cooked some turkish food and coffee for us. It was yum, actually im in love with turkish food.
So never doubt to visit his place if u have any chance to come over Istanbul next time .. Gule gule...