Ak Oskart - who also faces charges of smuggling refugees and causing a shipwreck - is being held in police custody on the Greek island of Samos.
He was arrested after Sky News cameras captured distressing footage of the ongoing human toll of migrants trying to cross into Europe.
Three children died after one boat capsized while crossing from Turkey to the Greek islands on Thursday night.
Rescuers dragged one toddler on board and desperately tried to massage his heart - but the child, aged two, died along with a girl aged four, and another two-year-old boy.
Oskart, who is believed to be Turkish and around 20-years-old, allegedly skippered the boat.
He is due to appear before prosecutors in Samos later this afternoon.
Oskart told Sky News he had been forced to pilot the boat.
Syrian survivors said he was driving the boat erratically before the tragedy, and admitted he had no experience.
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