Heartwarming video shows Turkish driver stopping tram to save turtle

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A tram driver in Turkey's northwestern province of Kocaeli has stopped his vehicle to save a turtle on the railway. 

Serhat Topal, a municipal employee, saw a turtle when he was driving the tram and stopped the vehicle to save the animal, footage from a nearby security camera showed. 

Topal was seen picking up the turtle and putting it in a safe spot. 

Kocaeli Mayor Tahir Büyükakın thanked Topal on Twitter on June 13 for saving the animal. 

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