I've meant for months now to write a review for Hakan Özkan. When I called to make the appointment…read moreeven, I heard a smile in his voice. I chose the salon because of the Yelp reviews. He asked me why I had chosen it, and seemed shocked at my answer. He didn't understand how I could trust something as important as a hair-cut to Yelp reviews. But the reviews proved accurate. He was both incredibly precise in how he managed my haircut, and so much fun to talk to with his great sense of humor and patience for my awkward Turkish. The one thing I'm genuinely sorry and sad about it, is that his haircut grew out so well that I never had a chance to go back to him during the four months that remained for me in Turkey. If I get a chance to go back to Istanbul, I'll schedule an appointment! Highly recommend.

Came here with my wife and her friend while visiting Istanbul. My wife had her hair…read morewashed/blowdried and loved it. They did an amazing job! Also, their staff and management went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and at home. Hospitality here was 10 Stars!!! And their puppy hanging around in store was so cute and friendly. This place is great and I absolutely recommend! Thank you Makas!

I cannot recommend Makas! I think they had a trainee cut my hair (without asking me if that was…read moreok), and it seemed like the guy had never cut someone's hair before. He spoke no English, so another hairdresser had to explain everything to him in Turkish. I told them I just wanted my hair cut back into shape, but the first thing he did was cut off 4-5 cm (instead of the usual 1-2 cm). He seemed so nervous and clueless that I told him to stop, fearing for my hair! 2-3 other people from the salon came over, and when I said didn't want to continue, they keep proposing new hairstyles. Finally they let me leave, now with a strange asymmetric haircut, grrrr!

Discovered them on yelp while being in Istanbul and went back 4 times. Great ambiance and people…read moreand they do a great job. Will definitely go back when I m in Istanbul again.

This is one of the best hair salons I have ever been to. All…read morethe staff are friendly from the minute you walk in till the last minute you leave. Ask for Gengiz he has magic hands in term of hair coloring and hair cut. Attah is great too. Thank you all for the amazing work.

The best Salon I've tried in Istanbul!! Yesterday I went to this Salon to cut my hair and having a…read morehydration treatment which turned out to give me an amazing results the person who's done my hair was really caring and dealt with my hair very gently. he was very professional. He gave me the exact cut and results I was looking for. I'm really grateful for this experience and looking forward to go back there soon

Honest review- this is our second time my mom and I have came to get our hair done for a Brazilian…read moreblow out we come from America. First time was great everyone was so friendly and spoke English hair was really nice and soft for months, but this 2nd time things were different- First I didn't know what Type of service I got last time and I felt like I was getting yelled at because I couldn't make up my mind quickly enough as to what blow out I needed. Third no one but one person spoke English which was odd to me as I was there last year and everyone spoke English. I got a keratin blow out and it was by far the most hurtful painful experience with sores on my scalp and the owner was pulling my hair I kept saying ouch and she kept going she burned my ears, neck and scalp. It was terrible 2 hours of pain. My head is still sore a week later and my hair has a terrible smell to it like burnt smell that I can't get rid of. I was completely scammed paid 250.00 USA dollars! I have sores inside my scalp meaning my scalp was bleeding! I will never recommend this salon to anyone and definitely not tourist! I also noticed something very interesting.. the bottle of Brazilian blowout was empty and I saw the guy go back refill it with something and put it back on the shelf whatever they are using is not the real product! Edit review- they sent me a what's up message after posting this saying I made her cry and basically implied they want me to remove this review. This is an honest review and I want people to know that truth and the pain I endured during a blow out. Here is a picture of my head what it looks like after you burn someone's head your head does a shedding phase I have am also loosing hair due to this. Please be on the look out this is not a place to go.