We stayed at Doruk's Urban Nest apartments while we had friends staying at Doruk's other apartment in Galata. The whole experience was amazing. The Flat's location is so central that on our 3 day trip we did not need to use any public transportation. Everything was 3 to 5 minutes walking distance to us, all the shops, cafes, restaurants, and Galata Tower. The street is located at seems to be one of the hippest streets in Istanbul and we had agreat time spending time there. Also it is 5 minutes walking to Galata tower square with all the beautiful cafes 5 minutes walking to the metro and the Famous old Subway(2nd oldest in the world) and to Beyoglu where all the night life restaurants and shopping is. The Flat was beautiful, well decorated and newly renovated chic apartment and was very comfortable. It makes you feel you are living the Istanbul young hip and artsy urban life. As for Doruk, i would greatly thank him for arranging our pickups, and reservations to restaurants when needed. He was always available for us. IF you are staying with Doruk, don't miss these two activities that he arranged for us; 1- the luxury yacht trip on the Bosporus which was for a very reasonable price. sunset, beautiful Bosporus views. 2- the Turkish bath sessions at Kilic Ali Pasa Hamami (newly renovated historical Turkish bath built by Sinan the famous Ottoman Architect from 16th century). These were two of the many highlights of our trip. Thanks to Doruk, our whole trip was smooth, enjoyable, full of amazing experiences with 0 worries. It is an experience that i would definitely recommend.