•Except for a brief Christian interlude at the beginning of the 11th century, Istanbul has been a Muslim city for almost 1300 years.除了在11世纪初受基督教短暂控制外，伊斯坦堡作为一座伊斯兰教城市已经存在了将近1300年。

•The musical interludes don't really fit in with the rest of the play.穿插的音乐片段与这部剧的其他部分并不协调。