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France has suspended its honorary consul in the Turkish port of Bodrum after a TV report showed a shop she owns selling dinghies to migrants.France has suspended its honorary consul in the Turkish port of Bodrum after a TV report showed a shop she owns selling dinghies to migrants.
Footage secretly filmed by France 2 TV shows Francoise Olcay selling dinghies and life jackets to migrants hoping to reach the Greek islands.Footage secretly filmed by France 2 TV shows Francoise Olcay selling dinghies and life jackets to migrants hoping to reach the Greek islands.
The UN says 124,000 people reached Greece's shores by sea in the first seven months of 2015.The UN says 124,000 people reached Greece's shores by sea in the first seven months of 2015.
Ms Olcay said the items would be bought elsewhere if she did not sell them.Ms Olcay said the items would be bought elsewhere if she did not sell them.
Admitting that she was taking part in the trade, she alleged that local Turkish authorities were also involved.Admitting that she was taking part in the trade, she alleged that local Turkish authorities were also involved.
She said others would have taken her place if she stopped selling supplies to the migrants.She said others would have taken her place if she stopped selling supplies to the migrants.
The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says that while honorary consuls are not members of the diplomatic corps, the news will be a big embarrassment to the French foreign ministry.The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says that while honorary consuls are not members of the diplomatic corps, the news will be a big embarrassment to the French foreign ministry.
The reporter on France 2 TV who uncovered the news had been investigating where migrants in Bodrum were purchasing their supplies.The reporter on France 2 TV who uncovered the news had been investigating where migrants in Bodrum were purchasing their supplies.
His inquiries brought him to a large store, with a French flag flying outside and a sign at the entrance saying "French honorary consul".His inquiries brought him to a large store, with a French flag flying outside and a sign at the entrance saying "French honorary consul".
Ms Olcay confirmed she was the consul, and that she sold boats to the migrants despite knowing it could lead to disaster.Ms Olcay confirmed she was the consul, and that she sold boats to the migrants despite knowing it could lead to disaster.
She told the reporter that it was wrong but everyone was doing it.She told the reporter that it was wrong but everyone was doing it.
Thousands of refugees have used Bodrum as a gateway to fulfil their dream of reaching Europe.Thousands of refugees have used Bodrum as a gateway to fulfil their dream of reaching Europe.
However, correspondents say the number of nightly departures appears to have slightly decreased after Turkish police stepped up patrols in the wake of the death of Alan Kurdi.However, correspondents say the number of nightly departures appears to have slightly decreased after Turkish police stepped up patrols in the wake of the death of Alan Kurdi.
The body of three-year-old was washed up at Bodrum last week, after he drowned along with his mother, four-year-old brother and nine other Syrians as they attempted to sail to the Greek island of Kos. The body of the three-year-old was washed up at Bodrum last week, after he drowned along with his mother, four-year-old brother and nine other Syrians as they attempted to sail to the Greek island of Kos.
Images of the boy's body sparked international outrage and highlighted the dangers faced by migrants who make the crossing.Images of the boy's body sparked international outrage and highlighted the dangers faced by migrants who make the crossing.
Alan Kurdi death: A Syrian Kurdish family forced to fleeAlan Kurdi death: A Syrian Kurdish family forced to flee
Migrant crisis in maps and chartsMigrant crisis in maps and charts