Two Syrians jailed over Alan Kurdi's death

Two Syrians have been jailed over the death of Alan Kurdi, 3; the image of his lifeless body on a beach put the spotlight on Europe's migrant crisis.

This photo courtesy of Tima Kurdi, shows Alan Kurdi, left, and his brother Galib Kurdi. Source: AAP

Turkey's state-run news agency says a court has sentenced two Syrian smugglers to four years and two months each in prison over the death of three-year-old Syrian boy Alan Kurdi and four other people.

Anadolu Agency said on Friday the court convicted the two of human trafficking but acquitted them of the charge of causing the deaths through deliberate negligence.

Alan's brother, Galip, and mother, Rihan, were also among the five victims who drowned last year when their boat went down in the ill-fated journey from Bodrum to the Greek island of Kos.

The image of the boy's lifeless body lying face down on a Turkish beach galvanised world attention on the refugee crisis, graphically illustrating the magnitude of the migrants' suffering.