Turkish man strikes up 37-year friendship with swan

Turkish man strikes up 37-year friendship with swan
Recep Mirzan with Garip the swan (Ergin Yildiz/AP)

An unusual friendship between a Turkish man and a swan he rescued has endured for decades.

Retired postman Recep Mirzan found Garip, a female swan, 37 years ago in Turkey’s western Edirne province.

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