A good flat on a quiet street not far from Taksim. All clean, spacious living room, two bedrooms, washing machine and a dishwasher. An individual water heater both for bathroom water and for heating. The owner even bought a microwave oven at my request! There are some disadvantages though: the apartment need a but of renovation, the fridge and the stove are very small, the shower cabin leaks everywhere, the noises from the stairs and from outside can be very well heard inside (although this is not a problem for nights, as the neighbourhood is very quiet). Also the exhaust pipe from the water heater is too short so that exhaust fumes can enter the bedrooms if windows are open; I had to sleep with closed windows for safety. However, this seems to be a standard way of installing the heater in Istanbul.