France has suspended an honorary consul in Bodrum, Turkey, after she was secretly filmed selling dinghies and life jackets from a shop she owns to refugees trying to reach Greece.
Francoise Olcay admitted to taking part in the trade, but said Turkish authorities were involved too and that someone else would be doing it if she didn't.
Thousands of refugees have tried to reach Greece by transiting through Bodrum. The number of nightly departures appears to have decreased, journalists say, as Turkish police have stepped up patrols since the body of 3-year-old Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi washed up on the beach in early September. Images of the boy sparked international outrage. Read more...
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