We booked 6 nights and unfortunately, on our last evening, we returned to the apartment at 6pm to find that it was broken into. The lock on the first floor was completely smashed and the lock to our door was also broken and the panel on the side where the lock goes into was also broken off with the a bit of the wooden doorframe attached. The other 2 rooms on our floor were also broken into.
My friends and I lost two laptops, a DLSR with prime lens, a passport, and a whole travel bag with clothes, and some more miscellaneous items. We called the police and they came to do a report but didn’t have any leads. Taylan came right away and also called a locksmith to install new locks - although the new locks are still pretty janky. We sent Taylan a message requesting for compensation and he did not respond to the message. Although the host is not technically responsible for the losses - we feel that the security in his apartment was greatly at fault for this break in incident.
Be warned before you book. The security of the apartment is not good. The locks could be easily compromised. You are also sharing the space with many travelers and the lock to your own door is also not very secure.
We had to leave for Scotland the next day and couldn’t reach out to the host personally. The host did not even offer an apology. The least he could do is respond to our message and say sorry and no he cannot compensate us.