Our stay at Burcu's place was great. It's located in the perfect area on the European side of Istanbul as the surrounding streets are filled with cafes, coffee shops, restaurants and grocery stores.
It was an easy walk down to the Bosphorous and also to other parts of the city that were teeming with activities and shops.
Burcu was communicative throughout our stay and super helpful. We stayed in August during a very hot stretch and when we inquired about a 2nd fan to help us sleep at night, Burcu offered to reimburse us if we wanted to pick one up (I thought that was really nice/generous).
The apartment is appointed with everything you'd need for a stay–full kitchen, coffee press, soap, shampoo, etc.
Check-in was simple–just needed to pick up keys at a local bakery.
It is a little loud at night if you have the windows open but that's life in a city, right?
We'd definitely stay here again.