Poznati džezista i vlasnik istanbulskog džez-kluba "Nardis" Onder Focan ne slaže se s takvom karakterizacijom i smatra da grad nema čak ni džez konzervatorij.
Famous jazz performer and owner of Istanbul’s Nardis Jazz Club Onder Focan disagrees with such a proclamation, considering that the city does not even have a jazz conservatory.