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Turkey migrant boat sinks in Bosphorus, killing 24:

At least 24 people have been killed and scores are missing after a boat said to be carrying migrants sank off the north coast of Istanbul, officials say. Ref. Source 4

Immigration Turkey

'My children slipped through my hands'

THE grief-stricken father of a Syrian toddler whose lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach has recounted the horror of their journey. Ref. Source 2p

Turkey Immigration History & Civil Business Politics

'This is an indescribable pain'

AS HE tenderly lifted the body of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, the sergeant had no idea he was being photographed. Ref. Source 6u

Immigration Turkey

Turkey won't host 'inhumane' migrant processing centre: PM:

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday ruled out creating a processing centre for the thousands of mostly Syrian migrants trying to enter Europe from Turkish territory, calling instead for them to be hosted in "Safe zones" Inside Syria. Ref. Source 6e

Immigration Turkey

Six children die as refugee boats sink off Turkey: report:

At least six children drowned Friday in two separate incidents when their boats sank off Turkey while trying to make the risky crossing to Greece, state media reported. Ref. Source 5g

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Family of drowned Kurdish toddler to be admitted to Canada:

Some surviving relatives of drowned Kurdish toddler Aylan Kurdi, whose beached corpse became a global symbol of the Syrian refugee crisis, will be admitted to Canada, broadcaster CBC reported on Friday. Ref. Source 6v

Turkey Immigration

EU bows to Turkey's threat on refugees says Erdogan advisor:

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's advisor Burhan Kuzu commented on the migrant deal between the EU and turkey, saying on his twitter account on Wednesday that the EU finally bowed to Turkey's threat to open its borders to refugees by deciding to provide Turkey with financial support for the migrant crisis. Ref. Source 5m

Turkey Immigration

'No visa-free travel - no migrant deal,' Turkey tells increasingly wary EU:

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has become the latest Ankara official to threaten Brussels with the abandonment of last month's migrant agreement, just as the EU is considering making it easier to revoke the visa-free privileges it promised. Ref. Source 5o.