 Two-year-old Kurdi lying dead on the beach | |
| Date | 2 September 2015 |
|---|---|
| Location | Mediterranean Sea, near Bodrum, Turkey |
| Cause | Drowning |
| Deaths | Alan Kurdi |
| Burial | 4 September 2015, Kobanî, Syria |
| Accused | Muwafaka Alabash Asem Alfrhad |
| Charges | Smuggling immigrants Causing deaths by negligence |
| Verdict | Guilty of human trafficking, acquitted of causing deaths through deliberate negligence |
| Convictions | 4 years 2 months[1] |
Alan Kurdi (born Alan Shenu), initially reported as Aylan Kurdi,[2][3] was a two-year-old Syrian boy (initially reported as having been three years old) of Kurdish ethnic background[4] whose image made global headlines after he drowned on 2 September 2015 in the Mediterranean Sea along with his mother and brother. Alan and his family were Syrian refugees trying to reach Europe from Turkey amid the European refugee crisis (see timeline). Photographs of his body were taken by Turkish journalist Nilüfer Demir and quickly went viral, prompting international responses.[5] Since the Kurdi family had reportedly been trying to reach Canada, his death and the wider refugee crisis became an issue in the 2015 Canadian federal election.
- ^ "Smugglers Jailed in Turkey Over Death of Syrian Toddler Aylan Kurdi". nbcnews.com. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Tima Kurdi is comforted by friend". news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Canada denies Alan Kurdi's family applied for asylumwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aylan and Galip Kurdi: Everything we know about drowned Syrian refugee boys". The Daily Telegraph. 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Syrian toddler's dad: 'Everything I was dreaming of is gone'". CNN. 3 September 2015.