First of all I enjoyed my trip to Istanbul. The flat is almost as described. Berna was very helpful and always very responsive in order to fix things that weren't working. The biggest challenge is the 4 flights of rather steep stairs to get to the flat (after climbing the hills of Istanbul). So, plan your trips accordingly and avoid heavy luggage. The neighbourhood is nice. On Saturday night there was a party somewhere in the back until 6 am Sunday (this can happen in any city). It is nice to enjoy some sun on the terrace (the views are not very appealing). Although there is satellite TV I could find only two English speaking channels (BBC World News and Fox), but one doesn't come to Istanbul to watch TV.