A delightful, homely space from which it is a breeze to explore the city. Even if you just stay in the neighborhood you will find enough to offer you a good taste of turkish life. Barbers, cafe's, restaurants and antique stores are just steps away. Seyda is a lovely person, modest yet available. Check out her shop. Her furniture design is very unfamiliar for Americans but very modern- turkish with this durable 'danish' quality.
Her apartment, she explains, is one of the first, and if I had to give her a tip, I would advise her to update the lighting, which now seems rather improvised. Then again to improvise is part of life in Turkey. Why not buy some extra candles at a nearby store and practice some turkish?