What an amazing place. Look no further if you're looking for the perfect location to stay in Istanbul. Akif has a fantastic location in the heart of the Galata Tower area - I'm not kidding...you step out and Galata tower is in perfect sight.
The place itself is massive and is kept in immaculate shape. You could easily sleep 8 people in his location and it has A/C as well.
It isabout a 15 second walk to the metro station that connects to every major tourist attraction in Istanbul, and it is extremely convenient to get to/from both airports in Istanbul (via metro from IST and via metro+ Havatas bus to SAW). If you are taking a taxi everywhere, we never paid more than 10TL and definitely went quite far around Istanbul - goes to show how central his place is. The main strip (Istikal St) is about a 5 minute walk from the apartment.
We were very luck to stay at Akif's place and will definitely be looking to stay there upon our many returns to Istanbul (if it's not booked already) :)