First winter here I rented in the centre because on the map it looked convenient. It was, in August. By November the street was empty, the bakery closed until spring and I was taking a dolmus to buy bread. Second year I moved two kilometres up towards Oba and everything became easier, quieter neighbours, shops that actually open in January. So when friends ask me which areas keep living through the winter I look at https://yektahomes.com with them and we compare streets, not photos. The dolmus drivers still remember me from that year.