Unscheduled Stop: Tram Waits As Man Prays

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Sözcü Newspaper, 2 June 2017)


Like the Tianamen Square picture, but context a bit nicer.

In Karşıyaka, Izmir, a person stopped his minibus on the side of the road
where a tramway runs and got out to pray.  Approaching the man's make-shift
prayer site was a tram driven by machinist Aysu Tuna.  She stopped her tram
to wait for the minibus driver to finish praying.  The scene was recorded by
a citizen across the street on his balcony.


      Tram driver of the year honors in the bag.

Once the man finished praying he got up quickly and gestured a 'thank you'
to Aysu hanım and the tram's passengers.  Relating the incident, Aysu
hanım said "the passengers weren't upset at all. They were all very
understanding.  Normally, I would have honked my horn but since he was
praying I didn't want to disturb him."


                                    Izmir