“- Billy Hayes: What's Jimmy's story? Why is he in here? Hash?
- Erich: No. He was caught stealing from a mosque. That is also a heavy crime here in Turkey.
- Billy Hayes: What did he steal?
- Erich: Two candle sticks.”
Brad Davis - Billy Hayes
Norbert Weisser - Erich

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.
Brad Davis - Billy Hayes

“Good morning, my American friend. It will be trouble if you go this way. A good Turk always walks to the right! Left is communist! Right is good. You see, you must go the other way. The other way is good!”

Peter Jeffrey - Ahmet

“- Billy Hayes: Peacocks? Why peacocks?
- Jimmy Booth: The Turks use them instead of dogs. They scream like mad if they're disturbed and they don't get rabies. The old sultans used to use them to guard their harems.”
Brad Davis - Billy Hayes
Randy Quaid - Jimmy Booth

“- Turkey: Let me tell you, I won't be here very long.
- Rover Dangerfield: I tell ya, the way I see it, you probably won't be around after Christmas!”
Tress MacNeille - Turkey
Rodney Dangerfield - Rover Dangerfield