[4] In discussions between Çakıcı and businessman Erol Evcil it was made clear that Ataç should be appointed to a higher position in MIT - possibly his old post as Head of Foreign Operations.
[5] Alaattin Çakıcı was apprehended in France in August 1998 carrying a red "government official" passport issued by Ataç at the Turkish Embassy in Beijing.
[9] After these events became public, the wife of Mehmet Eymür told the press that MIT undersecretary Senkal Atasagun had sent Çakıcı abroad with Ataç to conduct operations.
[11] "Mehmet Cemal Kulaksizoglu was found to be the mastermind behind the Akın Birdal assassination attempt and is known to be involved in activities for the revitalization of the illegal Turkish Revenge Brigade (TIT).
Semih Tufan Gulaltay, one of the gang leaders involved in the Akın Birdal assassination attempt, stated at the court hearing that Kulaksizoglu maintained close cooperation with a MIT member named Yavuz Ataç.