 DATE: In Istanbul we hear a muezzin giving the standard Muslim azan  (call to prayer) in Arabic: "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!" However,  the movie is set during the 1930s when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was in  power. During this time, the Arabic azan was outlawed, and a Turkish  one ("Tanri Uludur!") had to be used instead. After Ataturks death  in 1938 the law was repealed.