apartment hunting part II

just popped on over to craig's list again and found this great little apartment in istanbul! it's right in the area/neighborhood that i think i want to check out and live...cukurcuma (which is behind the galatasaray high school on taksim). its supposed to be a bohemian neighborhood. or so they say. i think i only remember going there once to a my co-worker's boyfriend's apartment, but i didn't remember anything then. his apartment was nice, but this 1 bedroom looks super sweet! except everyone can see you go to the bathroom?

i also forgot to mention that much to samet's chagrin (sorry, your country's economic empire is falling!), that right now the exchange rate for the dollar is 1.588 USD to every 1 Turkish Lira. The past year it's been about 1.28/1.30. I guess about a month ago it went to 1.58/1.60...that means every 1 Turkish Lira is worth nearly $1.60. So that one bedroom listed is for $1500 LIRA but in USD that would be about $945. not super cheap, but super nice! and better than NY prices! so you all should take advantage of this and come visit this summer!!