Abdullah kurdi
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Aylan Kurdi’s story: How a small Syrian child came to be washed up on a beach in Turkey
Surviving family members of Aylan Kurdi have revealed how the Syrian three-year-old came to be washed up dead on a beach in Turkey on Wednesday morning.
Aylan's distraught father, Abdullah Kurdi, tried and failed to hold on to his wife and two sons after their boat to the Greek island of Kos capsized. He has reportedly now said his only wish is to return their bodies to their home town of Kobani and then “be buried alongside them”.
The family had been making the treacherous journey across Turkey to Europe in the hope of joining Abdullah’s sister, Teema Kurdi, a hairdresser who has lived in Vancouver, Canada for more than 20 years.
The Independent has taken the decision to publish the image, which some may find offensive, lower down in this article because among the often glib words about the "ongoing migrant crisis", it is all too easy to forget the reality of the desperate situation facing many refugees.
Speaking to the National Post’sTerry Glavin, Ms Kurdi said she had learned of A
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Nilüfer Demir
Turkish photojournalist
Nilüfer Demir | |
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| Born | 1986 (age 38–39) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
Nilüfer Demir (born 1986) is a Turkish photojournalist based in Bodrum, Turkey. She has worked with the Doğan News Agency[1] since she was a teenager.[2] She covered the European migrant crisis during the summer of 2015, and her photographs of Alan Kurdi became world news on 2 September 2015. She came across the body of Kurdi on the beach and took a number of photos.[2]
Photo of Alan Kurdi
She said that she felt "petrified" upon seeing the corpse of the toddler. Then she took the pictures to share her feelings.[4][5]
Demir's photograph of Kurdi has been compared with iconic photos that changed the world.[6] Her photograph accompanied by hashtag "KiyiyaVuranInsanlik" (English: humanity washed ashore) became the top trending topic on Twitter.[7] In March 2016 her photograph was the subject of a Dutch documentary about iconic photos, and specific
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Death of Alan Kurdi
2015 drowning of Syrian boy near Turkey
Two-year-old Kurdi lying dead on the beach | |
| Date | 2 September 2015 (2015-09-02) |
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| 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
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