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Istanbul Place

What we do

This is a small Turkish-British family project. Husband and wife team Tarkan and Julia used to live in Istanbul, then Singapore and now balance life between England and Istanbul. If we’re in Istanbul during your stay we’d love to meet you!

Tarkan was an IT security professional with an international Swedish company for many years. Busy covering the Asia Pacific region, it became clear that his home city of Istanbul had great potential for short-stay apartments to host similarly international travellers – and hopefully himself a bit more often!

Professional photographer Julia was the new mother of their bi-cultural son when she saw the importance of bridge-building across the divide. Stylish short-stay accommodation in Istanbul was a way to keep their son close to both cultures as well as to help others with the balance between.

Your questions and booking will be handled by us wherever we are. When you arrive in Istanbul, our wonderful manager Taşkın will welcome you to your apartment, give you the keys and explain about practicalities and the neighbourhoods.

We’ll all help you as much as you need, whether in person, by phone call, WhatsApp or email.

Recently added to our mix is a 17th Century property in the Cotswolds, England, more of which you can see at Cotswolds Place.

We really hope to host you soon!

Julia and Tarkan xxx
 

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Will your stay with us make a difference? We hope so…

  • By self-catering right in the local community you’ll quickly become part of it, financially supporting small grocery shops and other family businesses. You’ll soon make relationships with these friendly people and develop a genuine understanding of the culture around you. We’re sure you’ll leave with special memories and more developed perspectives as a result of your encounters.
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  • For each confirmed booking we arrange a tree to be planted in Turkey (via TEMA) to offset part of the carbon dioxide emission from the resulting flight. We encourage you to plant more trees: easily arranged during online booking.
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  • We use local maintenance and cleaning services for the apartments and in this way we provide a good income for 2 families who lives nearby.
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  • We do everything we can to preserve all the original features and materials in the apartments. Where new materials are needed we source them locally, prioritising products that are designed and/or made in Turkey.
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  • Our apartments are uniquely situated among mosques, churches, synagogues, a mevlevi ‘whirling dervish’ hall and other sites of religious significance. We encourage guests to sense the history of religious tolerance and hopefully! to experience something of it themselves during their stay.

 

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why choose us?

We understand, respect and act on Covid-19 safety needs and are certified for the 'Safe Travels' Global Protocols from the World Travel & Tourism Council

You can choose to be welcomed by our manager or to self-check-in if you prefer

We've been glowingly reported in Condé Nast magazine and The Independent and Telegraph newspapers

The top 3 Istanbul apartments on Tripadvisor are ours along with hundreds of great reviews

We're the global winners of i-escape's Guest Award for 'Best City Apartment' two years running

Icing on the cake

personal welcome personal welcome


local recommendations local recommendations


free wifi speedy wifi


5 star linens and towels 5* linens and towels


Special-grade cleaning special-grade cleaning

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This bathroom could be anywhere! 😳 We try to g This bathroom could be anywhere! 😳

We try to give guests a sense of history and place in our apartments, but most often that’s achieved in bedrooms and reception rooms. Bathroom priorities are spaciousness, cleanliness and functionality. Though perhaps the fluffy white Turkish cotton towels help a bit 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Do you agree with these priorities?

>> link in bio to see more of this apartment, including availability, pricing, floor plan, reviews and direct booking 👆🏻​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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June is birthday month behind the scenes at Istanb June is birthday month behind the scenes at Istanbul Place Apartments and this year Tarkan and I ( Julia 👋🏻) managed to be in the same place at the same time as Eren, our son, to celebrate 🙌🏻

It’s Tarkan’s birthday today, so we’re wishing him a wonderful year ahead, with thanks for everything along the way over the last 12 months too. 

Iyi ki doğdun Tarkan, it’s good that you were born! ✨
Are you on our email list? We keep our precious g Are you on our email list?

We keep our precious guests’ addresses very securely (Tarkan was an IT security consultant in his previous life) and hardly ever send out emails 🙈 but have the best of intentions to do a little more!

When we have special offers or news it’s good to know that you’re there ✨

>> just clink our link in bio to add yourself 👆🏻

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We love it when guests take selfies while staying We love it when guests take selfies while staying in our apartments. Here’s a gorgeous one by @shahrai_marina from her stay at Pera Place ✨
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*That* ceiling is why we started the business over 14 years ago - it was just too good to keep to ourselves 💫
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Save this post if you’d like to wake up to it as your own private ceiling!
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>> link in bio for more about Pera Place Apartment, including floor plan, reviews and to book your stay 👆🏻
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Do you sometimes need a bit of help researching yo Do you sometimes need a bit of help researching your trip, from people who know the location well?

It can be so daunting to visit a previously unknown city - with the added pressure of having only a short time there ✨

If we can assist with your plans we always will, answering any concerns you might have and recommending experiences and places that we love ourselves. 

Thanks Trek, we’re so glad to have enriched your stay 🙏🏻🙏🏻

>> link in bio to our website, where you can read this TripAdvisor review in full, plus many others to inform your choice 👆🏻

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Are you ready to look through new doors and into o Are you ready to look through new doors and into other worlds again? ✨
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Lots of amazing doors can be found in Istanbul, from palaces to tea gardens, mosques to cocktail bars. 
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We have some wonderful ones ready to take you into your apartment rental home-from-home too 💫
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We didn’t realise this Pocket Rough Guide was li We didn’t realise this Pocket Rough Guide was listing Pasha Place Apartment until recently coming across it in a book shop in London. So that was a lovely surprise! 🙌🏻

Please tell us if you ever see us listed in guide books. We used to be in all of them but have lost track a bit over the last couple of years. 

Page 140 “Looking south across the Golden Horn, the sitting room and main bedrooms of this beautifully restored nineteenth-century apartment have great old city skyline views. There are three good-sized bedrooms, a stylish kitchen and a separate shower room. Perfect combination of period features and contemporary decor and furnishings"

Thanks @roughguides 🙏🏻 

>> link in bio for more about Pasha Place Apartment and other press and guide book coverage👆🏻
Have you visited Topkapi Palace recently? It’s Have you visited Topkapi Palace recently?

It’s been undergoing restorations over the past couple of years and several sections are newly opened to visitors, following the work.

We haven’t been able to get there ourselves yet and are really hoping it’s all been sensitively done and the spirit of the spaces remains. Please reassure us if you can 🤞🏻🤞🏻

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*6 months plus rental available* Have you met Gal *6 months plus rental available* 
Have you met Galip Place Apartment? ✨

It’s our most recent gentle restoration, with truly fabulous cityscape views across the Bosphorus/Golden Horn from a spacious private balcony. The second and third bedrooms look out - from another balcony - over Galata Tower. Open plan living/dining room, 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. 

Usually our historic apartments are only available for short stays, but we’re looking for longer term guests for this one. 

It’s a treasure 👌🏻

Do forward this post to anyone you know who might be looking for a longer stay in Istanbul, thanks!

>> link in bio to website for more of this apartment and to contact us for the monthly rate 👆🏻

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Happy Sunday! Are you having some travel dreams al Happy Sunday! Are you having some travel dreams along with your coffee today? 💫
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Istanbul is always here for you, with our historic Istanbul Place Apartments in Galata - plus many characterful cafés like this one in the neighbourhood. 
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Let’s enjoy some dreaming and scheming…
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Have you ever jumped on a ferry in Istanbul? If so Have you ever jumped on a ferry in Istanbul? If so where did it take you? We’d love to hear! ✨

The city’s an exciting hub for water transport with ferries, leisure craft and cruise liners heading in every direction, near and far. 

As a way to get across town and/or the Bosphorus the city ferries are affordable, fun, practical and give a different perspective on local life. Stay with us and jump on a few if you haven’t ever done it yet! 💫

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What on earth is this then? Do you know?! It was What on earth is this then? Do you know?!

It was a gift from our lovely guest and author @edentravels who journeys these parts to research and write about such things. Swipe 👈🏻 to see what’s inside.

We’ve been waiting for the right time to open it and can report that as soon as the deed was done the jar was half empty: delicious and dangerous! Thanks so much Caroline. It’s a timely reminder that there is still sweetness in this world 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Spring is here but it’s still a bit chilly in Is Spring is here but it’s still a bit chilly in Istanbul’s ancient buildings!​​​​​​​​
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Outside the parks are doing their tulip flower thing, with sunny cafe tables to sit at between wanders 😎😎​​​​​​​​
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When are you coming?!​​​​​​​​

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Are you ready to citybreak with friends again? We Are you ready to citybreak with friends again? We specialise in big, spacious apartments that will welcome you all ✨

Most have 2 or 3 large double bedrooms, all with high ceilings and classical proportions. They work very well for groups of friends, with enough personal space to be very comfortable and different options to share spaces too 🥂

After the last Covid years we’re all out of practice with this sort of getaway, but do you feel ready again?

Thanks so much Marcia, we’re delighted that you and your friends had such a great trip 🙏🏻🙏🏻

>> link in bio to our website, where you can read this TripAdvisor review in full, plus many others to inform your choice 👆🏻

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Though we specialise in short stays, our apartment Though we specialise in short stays, our apartments can sometimes be booked as photography and film locations too ✨

Pasha Place Apartment recently held these magical moments, as photographed by talented @elenayilmazist - to be treasured for years and generations to come 💫

Swipe to see behind-the-scenes and more from the session 👈🏻

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Take your pick! Which one for you? Choose from 14 Take your pick! Which one for you?

Choose from 14 historic apartments in the best bit of Istanbul for short stays✨

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It’s the weekend, an excuse to go extra-gently a It’s the weekend, an excuse to go extra-gently and treat ourselves just a little! 💫

This is how to do it in springtime at @galatasirinfirin cafe, just around the corner from the apartments - recommended!

How will you be treating yourself this weekend? If you plan to observe Ramazan from next weekend will it feel all the more more special?

📷: @galatasirinfirin 🙏🏻🙏🏻

>> link in bio to website to read more about our neighbourhood and to book an apartment stay👆🏻
If we could choose one apartment for an early summ If we could choose one apartment for an early summer escape with Istanbul’s intrigues at the doorstep and iconic skyline spread out from the roof terrace… 💫​​​​​​​​
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It would be elegant Petraki Place IV with its lovely light and airiness, high frescoed ceilings and two unusually fabulous bathrooms. 

Sleeps up to x5 guests in 3 bedrooms. 
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Have you ever stayed here? Save this post if you’d like to one day! ✨​​​​​​​​
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Snow again in Istanbul! It’s unusually late in Snow again in Istanbul!

It’s unusually late in the year now, with a few more days of it forecast 😳😳

Keep cosy everyone ✨

>> link in bio to read more about the city in all its seasons and see the apartments we offer - including floor plans and reviews 👆🏻

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Cheering on achievements so far, while still acknowledging all that needs work 🙅🏻‍♀️

Happy International Women’s Day!

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