ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on December 01, 2003. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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BOMBER IN HSBC BANK ATTACK IDENTIFIED AS KUNCAK
It was revealed that Ilyas Kuncak, 47, had conducted the suicide attack on the HSBC bank headquarters in Istanbul on November 20, 2003. Before leaving his house for the gory attack, Kuncak told his wife and children that he would pay a visit to holy sites of the Islam in Saudi Arabia.

SYRIA REPATRIATES 22 SUSPECTS IN ISTANBUL BOMBINGS
Following quadruple suicide attacks in Istanbul in which 57 people were killed and more than 700 others were wounded, the Directorate General of Security revealed that Azat Ekinci, who gave the orders for the gory attacks, and his supporters, fled to Syria. Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul took action and held talks with Syrian officials. Syria has displayed an exemplary cooperation with Turkey against terrorism for the first time. It repatriated Hilmi Tugluoglu, who is believed to have linked to Ekinci, his wife and 20 other people suspected of involvement in suicide attacks.

ONAL FREED
Hasan Onal, a Turkish engineer working on a U.S.-funded road project in Afghanistan, have been freed by Taliban about a month later. When he arrived at the Turkish Embassy in Afghan capital Kabul, Onal expressed his great gladness. Onal and his Afghan driver were abducted at gunpoint on October 30 while travelling in the Shah Joy district of Zabul province on the main highway linking the capital Kabul with the southern province of Kandahar.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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OPERATION IN SYRIA
Gendarme forces launched an operation and 22 people who helped Azad Ekinci, the head of attacks in Istanbul, were captured in Syria and brought to Turkey. National Intelligence Organization (MIT), Security Directorate General and Gendarme Headquarters made a joint study after the decision of National Security Council (NSC). Security Directorate General told Gendarme Headquarters that Aykut Ekinci, Gurcan Bac, Abdulbakir Karakus, Hilmi Tugluoglu, Leyla Tugluoglu and Burhan Kus, who were linked with suicide attacks in Istanbul, escaped abroad. Gendarme forces determined that suspects were in Syria and they were captured in Syria with an operation and brought to Turkey.

AFGHANISTAN NIGHTMARE ENDS AFTER ONE MONTH
Turkish engineer Hasan Onal was freed after one month of captivity in Afghanistan. Onal who was working in road construction in Kabul was kidnapped on October 30. Taliban handed over Onal to tribal leaders in Ghazni region on Saturday. Onal then was sent to Afghan officials and brought to Turkey's Kabul Embassy.

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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FOURTH SUICIDE BOMBER NAMED AS ILYAS KUNCAK
The assailants who launched attacks in Istanbul were all identified. Police had earlier identified the suicide bombers of attacks on synagogues in Sisli and Beyoglu districts and British Consulate General. The attack on HSBC Bank in Levent district was launched by Ilyas Kuncak. Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler held a press conference at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport yesterday and revealed the identity of last suicide bomber. He said that DNA samples of Kuncak and his relatives covered each other, adding that interrogation of Kuncak's wife and children were continuing.

DOPING TO TRADE WITH GREECE
An important step will be taken in Turkish-Greek relations. Businessmen of two countries will be exempted from double taxation with the agreement to be signed on Tuesday. Greek businessmen who want to make business in Turkey or Turkish businessmen who want to make business in Greece will not pay double taxes anymore.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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TURKEY LEFT ALONE
Political results of the quadruple suicide attacks in Istanbul have led Turkey to be exposed to an unfair exclusion by many countries and international organizations. Britain has begun implementing a visa restriction against Turkish citizens. The Council of Europe has limited its activities. Spain, Australia and Denmark have called on their citizens not to visit Turkey. Meanwhile, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy for Human Rights Jilani's scheduled visit to Turkey was postponed.

BAYKAL: ''THE GOVERNMENT HAS EXCUSED''
Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal has said, ''Turkish politicians should act carefully against some certain formations having terrorist potential. It is extremely risky to excuse them. Unfortunately, the government has excused them with its attitudes. The government has excused them by refraining from putting forward their terrorist characteristics.''

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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TRACES OF BOMBERS FOUND IN SYRIA
Security forces determined that Aykut Ekinci, Gurcan Bac, Abdulkadir Karakus, Hilmi Tugluoglu, Leyla Tugluoglu and Burhan Kus who were linked with Azad Ekinci, the key name in attacks in Istanbul, were in Syria. Gendarme forces, which coordinate the security issues between two countries, stated that Hilmi and Leyla Tugluoglu and other 20 suspects were brought from Syria.

BAYKAL: NAME OF TERRORISM IS HEZBOLLAH
Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal said that the government was excusing terrorism with its attitude. He added that the name of terrorism was Hezbollah, but the government could not name it.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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FOURTH BOMBER ILYAS KUNCAK
Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said that the person, who had launched the suicide attack on HSBC Bank on November 20, was Ilyas Kuncak. Guler said that they had earlier revealed that the person, who launched attack on British Consulate General, was Feridun Ugurlu, adding that Kuncak was the name of the terrorist who attacked on HSBC Bank.

ONAL: I ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT DEATH
Turkish engineer Hasan Onal, who had been kidnapped by Taliban on October 30 and then was freed on Saturday, was very happy when he was brought to Turkey's Kabul Embassy. Onal said that one day ago he did believe that he would see his country once again.

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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TURKISH ENGINEER: THEY TREAT WELL TO ME
Turkish engineer Hasan Onal was freed one month after his kidnapping by Taliban in Afghanistan. He said that he was treated well throughout his captivity.

TUZMEN: WE WILL MAKE ALL PROVINCES EXPORTERS
State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said that they aimed to make provinces ''exporter provinces'' and small and medium scale enterprises (SMSEs) ''exporter SMSEs''. Noting that there were five provinces which made exports more than one billion dollars at the moment, Tuzmen said that they aimed to increase this number to ten in 2004. Tuzmen noted that exporter organizations, which were gathered in a few provinces earlier, now spread to the whole country, adding that there were firms which exported goods nearly in every province at the moment.

(GC-UK) 01.12.2003