Aunt of drowned Syrian boy 'will take guilt to the grave' 'Don't use Aylan, his name is Alan'. The aunt of the Syrian refugee, whose body was found stranded on the shore of a Turkish beach on 2 September 2015 and whose photo went around the world, createsa foundation on behalf of her two nephews, Alan and Ghalib Kurdi, which helps refugees. She also publishes a book in which she reveals the years that preceded the war and the fateful journey that would see her lose both nephews. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES