To the Turks, everything is "shurla burla", which means "like this, like that". You never...
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Billy Hayes:
[voiceover]
To the Turks, everything is "shurla burla", which means "like this, like that". You never know what will happen. All foreigners are "ayip", they're considered dirty. So is homosexuality, it's a big crime here, but most of them do it every chance they get. There are about thousand things that are "ayip", for instance, you can stab or shoot somebody below the waist but not above because that's intent to kill. So everyone runs around stabbing everyone else in the ass. That's what they call Turkish revenge. I know it must all sound crazy to you, but this place is crazy
[voiceover]
To the Turks, everything is "shurla burla", which means "like this, like that". You never know what will happen. All foreigners are "ayip", they're considered dirty. So is homosexuality, it's a big crime here, but most of them do it every chance they get. There are about thousand things that are "ayip", for instance, you can stab or shoot somebody below the waist but not above because that's intent to kill. So everyone runs around stabbing everyone else in the ass. That's what they call Turkish revenge. I know it must all sound crazy to you, but this place is crazy
Full Transcript
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To the Turks everything is s yle b yle
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It means like this like that You never know what will happen
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All foreigners are ayip They're considered dirty
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So is homosexuality That's a big crime here
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But most of them do it every chance they get
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There are about 1000 things that are ayip
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You can stab or shoot somebody below the waist but not above
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Because that's intent to kill
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So everybody runs around stabbing everyone else in the ass
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That's what they call Turkish revenge
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I know it must sound crazy to you but this place is crazy
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Movie Summary
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Actors
Billy Hayes
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