Calm, cosy & fresh in a QUİET str. No loud nightly noises or mosques, this is a real plus in Istanbul! =D Minutes away from the BOSPORUS, PALACES, ORTAKÖY, 4 beautiful parks, GALATA TOWER & TAKSİM The majestic mosques & Bazaars: 10 min by taxi or different public transport+ some walking about 30 min Walking route aprox 1 hour Beşiktaş is lively & safe, a favourite w-Istanbulites. At a calm str 1 min from t'farmer's market . All amenities+cafes plus transport only steps away! Nişantaşı 6minutes The space The flat is peaceful, fresh, clean and cosy. The rooms are at the back, therefore silent. No loud mosque chanting in the middle of the night, that in Istanbul is a huge plus! An 80 sq mtr space; ample and sweet with soft illumination, many warm laps, plenty of plants and no clutter with a fresh balcony to chill out. The street is the best illuminated one in the whole neighborhood, very safe and mainly families or Uni students living around. I'm a decent cook and sometimes we can share meals or you can cook and I'll be a kitchen assistant :D The kitchen is a bit small but well equipped. No TV bcse in this city, there's too much to do and enjoy! Guest access You can access all areas except the other bedroom. I work from home as a private language tutor and a therapeutic masseuse. I also perform ENERGY HEALING transference, Unblocking of trapped energy, Chakra alignment, Guided Meditation, Self healing awareness and Wim Hof breathing method. On rare occasions there might be someone for lessons or therapy, there shouldn't be a problem, you can still go around your own business, just a bit more sensible and quiet in this case =} During your stay I'm an ex-pat that has lived in Istanbul for a few years, therefore I'm just like a local (minus the language fluidity, but I manage and get by OK =} ) I have a wide knowledge of places to eat, shop and to visit at bottom and mid range prices. Also shopping centres, bazaars and how to bargain like a pro. If you need to know about the city, its culture and intricacies, I can be of very good assistance to guide you around, moreover; help you save time and money with transport and bargaining tactics! I might also teach you how to play tavla (backgammon) or if you know already, we could have a fun match. Other things to note I'm surrounded by beautiful parks and Palaces from the Ottoman times! The nearest park is about 3 minutes walk, the nearest Palace about 15 min. The most beautiful park in Istanbul; Macka, is only 10 min walk For avid walkers; the walk to TAKSIM trough Maçka park it's wonderful and it only takes about 25 min to reach Tksm. Or if you take the CABLE-CAPSULE ("teleferik") you can cross the park and have a gorgeous view from above and save a few min walk. You could even walk further to GALATA tower within 50 min (20 minutes from Taksim square and 4 Km from home) and keep going down to Karaköy, only 5 min from Galata and another 10 min to Eminönū to the wonderful Spice bazaar and the Yeni mosque. All together you can walk from home to Eminönū in around 1 hr (5 Km) and to the Blue Mosque and Santa Sofia in about 75 minutes, roughly 6.5 km. Nişantaşı is a very elegant, affluent district offering a huge array of incredibly cozy, delicious small restaurants and cafes, alongside other more renowned and upper scale ones. Beautiful views, classic buildings and a paradise for designer labels seekers! 6-8 minutes walk from my house you'll find GUCCİ, PRADA, DİOR, CHANEL, HERMES, Louis Vuitton, Michael Cors, Ferragamo, E. Zegna, Vakko etc, on top of many famous Turkish designers. There's the beautiful "City's" shopping mall with a cinema that showcases international festival's films, independent and local films, also a very decent food court, only 8 min walk from home amongst a big selection of galleries in this area =D