I give 5 stars as a tourist to whom everything is new and unusual)
I was in June, there are quite a lot of people - the place is passable, there is a very beautiful mosque nearby, there is a bazaar and snack bars around. You can look at the ships passing through the Bosphorus at the very strait on a small embankment. Another place to explore Istanbul.
In general, if you speak at least a little Turkish, it will not be difficult to figure it out. From here you can get to various berths, usually a lot of people. Travel on the Istanbul Card.