A janitor who discovered 24,500 euros ($26,000) in the toilets at Istanbul's Atatürk International Airport has been praised for his "good character and inner conscience" after turning over the cash to the authorities.Emrah Evrensel, who earns minimum wage – currently TL 1,000 a month ($348) – for cleaning the airport's VIP area, found a bag full of cash on Friday.Evrensel admitted he was startled by his discovery: "I could have kept the money for myself. People think of every option. I did so; but I chose the good one," he said.The money's owner returned to the airport soon after its discovery and retrieved the cash upon being officially identified.Airport manager Mehmet Ali Ulutaş said: "He [Evrensel] could have kept the money to buy himself a modest house. However, he brought it to the officials and set a good example."Evrensel was awarded a prize and a certificate of appreciation.Meanwhile, a currency exchange office in southern Turkey finally found the customer who unwittingly pocketed almost TL 10,000 in a faulty transaction.The unidentified customer who came into the office in Adana on Tuesday to change $10,500 and was mistakenly paid TL 39,295 instead of TL 29,365, returned the money on Friday after the story made rounds in Turkish media.