the flat is too close to most of the beautiful and must see places. Ortakoy is the one that connects west and east side. my house is near Bosphorus bridge. 1 min walk to bus station, 2 min walk to Marmara sea, easy access to malls historic places ext. I can also help you on guidance in Istanbul whenever you want. because I love helping people to discover istanbul. What Napoloen said is ` if the earth was a single state, Istanbul would be its capital ` So come and enjoy this city.