My mother and I visited Istanbul for 4 days this August, and stayed in Pelin's appartment. Pelin was really great, comunicated quickly with anything we needed, and picked us up fro Taxim square to take us to the flat when we arrived. The flat is really cute, feminine, super clean, and has all one needs for a comfortable stay. It is in a really wonderful, cool part of town, top of a hill, full of lovely little grocery shops, cafes, antique and vintage stores etc. I really could not recommed it more. Pelin is brilliant, I just wish we had time to have coffee together, it would have been interesting to talk to her a bit more. She was really helpful and forthcoming, and that was quite reassuring. After walking around Istanbul all day, it was really nice to come back to the cozy and quiet flat, and open the windows to let the breeze in, and just relax. I would love to come back for sure, because I only ever saw a very small bit of Istanbul, and this is the address and contact worth keeping for that next visit.