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Where to watch a game in Istanbul

Posted on 10/4/22 at 8:50 pm
Posted by zed44
baton rouge
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Posted on 10/4/22 at 8:50 pm

Any good sports bars
Posted by lastfan
Houston
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Posted on 10/4/22 at 8:52 pm to
You should go to Constantinople.
Posted by MullenBoys
In the minds of Ole Miss fans
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Posted on 10/4/22 at 8:53 pm to
What kind of work has you in Turkey?
Posted by OleVaught14
Member since Jun 2019
6865 posts
Posted on 10/4/22 at 8:57 pm to
Not a sports bar, but the Sky Karaköy at the JW Marriott Istanbul Bosphorus is an incredible spot to grab a drink - if they have a TV (don't remember, sorry) I'd chill there

This post was edited on 10/4/22 at 8:59 pm
Posted by Jrv2damac
Kanorado
Member since Mar 2004
64945 posts
Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:00 pm to
Finding bars to watch nfl games was almost impossible

Think you’re out of luck for college

Might need to stream it
Posted by TouchdownTony
Central Alabama
Member since Apr 2016
9646 posts
Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:03 pm to
Ask Bobby Hayes. I'm sure none of you know wtf I'm talking about.
Posted by sta4ever
The Pit
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Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:09 pm to
I’m sure you can find a nice local ISIS group there who want to watch the game
Posted by MullenBoys
In the minds of Ole Miss fans
Member since Apr 2014
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Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:13 pm to
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Ask Bobby Hayes. I'm sure none of you know wtf I'm talking about.


Enlighten us because I don't think you're talking Dallas Cowboys
Posted by Finklesteins Kid
ATL
Member since May 2021
516 posts
Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:15 pm to
Billy Hayes?

This post was edited on 10/4/22 at 9:17 pm
Posted by MullenBoys
In the minds of Ole Miss fans
Member since Apr 2014
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Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:17 pm to
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Billy Hayes?


Ah now see that would make sense. Also was a great movie!

ETA: Midnight Express, took me a few to remember the movie name.


LINK
This post was edited on 10/4/22 at 9:21 pm
Posted by Finklesteins Kid
ATL
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Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:24 pm to
Posted by Crimson Wraith
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:25 pm to
Herfy Burgers
Posted by viceman
Huntsville, AL
Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:25 pm to
I'm surprised that one can even go to a bar in an Islamic country like Turkey.
Posted by lastfan
Houston
Member since Nov 2015
7732 posts
Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:28 pm to
They were very secular until this latest president - now they’re heading more toward the typical Islamic way of things.
Posted by thatthang
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:33 pm to
Well, you should get out more.
Posted by TouchdownTony
Central Alabama
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Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:34 pm to


On vacation in Istanbul, Turkey in 1970, American college student Billy Hayes straps 2 kg (4.4 lb) of hashish bricks to his chest. As he and his girlfriend are about to board a plane back to the United States, Billy is detained by Turkish police, who are on high alert for terrorist attacks. Billy is strip-searched and arrested.

A shadowy American – whom Billy nicknames "Tex" for his thick Texan accent – arrives and accompanies Billy to a police station and translates for him. Billy claims he bought the hashish from a taxicab driver and offers to help police locate him in exchange for being released. At a nearby market, Billy points out the cab driver to police, who arrest him, but they have no intention of releasing Billy. He attempts to escape, only to be recaptured at gunpoint by Tex.

During his first night in Sultanahmet Jail, a freezing-cold Billy sneaks out of his cell and steals a blanket. He is later rousted from his cell, brutally beaten and raped by chief guard Hamidou for the theft. A few days later, Billy awakens in Sagmalcilar Prison, surrounded by fellow Western prisoners Jimmy (an American who stole two candlesticks from a mosque), Max (an English heroin addict), and Erich (a Swedish drug smuggler). Jimmy warns Billy that the prison is dangerous for foreigners and says no one can be trusted, not even young children.

Billy meets with his father, a U.S. representative, and a Turkish lawyer to discuss his situation. During Billy's trial, the prosecutor makes a case against him for drug smuggling. The lead judge is sympathetic to Billy and gives him a four-year sentence for drug possession. Billy and his father are devastated, but their Turkish lawyer insists it is a good result because the prosecutor wanted a life sentence.

Jimmy wants Billy to join an escape attempt through the prison's subterranean tunnels. Billy, due to be released soon, declines. Jimmy goes alone and is caught, then brutally beaten. Fifty-three days before his release, Billy learns the Turkish High Court in Ankara has overturned his sentence after an appeal by the prosecution. The prosecutor who originally wanted Billy convicted of smuggling rather than the lesser charge of possession finally had his way. Billy has been resentenced to serve 30 years.

In desperation, Billy accompanies Jimmy and Max to try to escape through the catacombs below the prison. They give up after running into endless dead-ends. A particularly sycophantic prisoner named Rifki, who routinely acts as an informant in exchange for favors, tips off the guards about the escape attempt. Billy's imprisonment becomes harsh and brutal: terrifying scenes of physical and mental torture follow one another, and Billy has a breakdown. He brutally beats Rifki, killing him. He is sent to the prison's ward for the insane, where he wanders about in a daze among the other disturbed and catatonic prisoners.

In 1975, Billy's girlfriend, Susan, visits him. Devastated by Billy's condition, she tells him he must get out or else die. She leaves him a scrapbook with money hidden inside to help Billy escape. Her visit strongly helps Billy regains his senses. He tries to bribe Hamidou to take him to the prison hospital, but instead Hamidou forces Billy to a room, then tries to rape him. They struggle until Hamidou is killed after being pushed into the wall, his head impaled upon a coat hook. Billy dons a guard's uniform and walks out the front door to freedom.

The epilogue shows that in October 1975, Billy crossed the border to Greece and arrived home three weeks later
Posted by Jrv2damac
Kanorado
Member since Mar 2004
64945 posts
Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:39 pm to
quote:

I'm surprised that one can even go to a bar in an Islamic country like Turkey.


Istanbul is a world city like London or NYC

Other parts of Turkey like Konya or areas near Iraq/Syria yeah you probably won’t find bars or clubs

Posted by CrownTownHalo
CrownTown, NC
Member since Sep 2011
2948 posts
Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:41 pm to
I’ve seen that movie. My feet still hurt.
Posted by Goforit
Member since Apr 2019
4747 posts
Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:44 pm to
Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?
Posted by joshnorris14
Florida
Member since Jan 2009
45194 posts
Posted on 10/4/22 at 9:56 pm to
Constantinople*
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