Four men accused of being the people smugglers who organised the trip which killed little Aylan Kurdi arrived in court this morning.
One was weeping uncontrollably as he was taken into court in Bodrum.
Another clutched his mum as she arrived to support him.
She begged for help saying he was innocent.
The four men sat outside the courtroom in hand cuffs. They spoke animatedly with friends and family.
One sipped nervously on a glass of tea. He had clearly been weeping.
The other three looked a little more relaxed and sat staring at a wall waiting to be quizzed by detectives and a judge.
They are currently giving statements to police and are expected to appear before a judge later this afternoon.
Two of the four walked in with their heads held high. The other two looked at the ground.
A spokesman for the court in Bodrum said: "They have not been charged yet we are taking statements from them today.
"They will appear later but it will be a closed hearing not open to the press. This is entirely normal under Turkish law."
The four men are charged with organising the mission which killed three-year-old Aylan, his brother Galip, five, and mum Rehan.
Mustafa Halil in a red t-shirt and Hassan Ali Salih in a blue check shirt arrived at court looking distraught.
All four are Syrians.
Mum of Hassan Zehra Salih said "my husband was killed in the conflict and
my son was desperate to flee to safety."
my son was desperate to flee to safety."
Meliha Halil said: "My son was not involved in the trafficking. He is innocent."
Yesterday brave Abdullah Kurdi identified the body of his wife and children. He was the only one of his family to survive the perilous crossing.
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