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Türkiye's first female Sumerologist, Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, was born on 20 June 1914 in Bursa. Her family consisted of immigrants from Crimea. Her father had migrated from Crimea to the Merzifon district of Amasya, while her mother had moved to Bursa. When the family was living in İzmir, they relocated to Çorum after the occupation of İzmir on 15 May 1919, which they considered safer. Muazzez İlmiye Çığ began primary school in Çorum; after the family returned to Bursa, she continued her education t