Turkey's first female Sumerologist Muazzez İlmiye Çığ has passed away.

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Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, one of Turkey's first and the world's most important Sumerologists, passed away at the age of 110. The news of the famous author, known as the "Last Sumerian Queen," was announced by Kaynak Publishing, where she was a writer.

SUMEROLOG MUAZZEZ İLMİYE ÇIĞ PASSED AWAY

The statement included the following expressions: "We have lost our valuable scientist, the last Sumerian Queen, our esteemed author Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, who never tired or aged in the struggle for enlightenment in Turkey. May her family, readers, and our country be consoled."

MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FROM MINISTER ERSOY

Cultural and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy also included the following in his condolence message: "I learned with deep sadness about the passing of Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, a Sumerologist, archaeologist, and linguist who made unique contributions to Turkish culture and history. This valuable scientist dedicated her life to illuminating the oldest traces of human history, and she will be remembered for generations through her research and works. I pray for her soul, and I wish patience to her family and all her loved ones. May the Turkish scientific community be consoled."

WHO IS MUAZZEZ İLMİYE ÇIĞ?

Çığ, whose parents were Crimean Tatars who migrated to Turkey, was born in Bursa in 1914, just a few weeks before the outbreak of World War I. In 1919, at the age of five, during the Greek Army's occupation of Izmir, her teacher father moved the family to Çorum. Çığ completed her primary education here and took French and violin lessons. She entered Bursa Girls' Teacher School in 1926 and graduated in 1931.

In 1936, she began her education in the Hittitology department at Ankara University and graduated in 1940. Starting to work at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums, Çığ specialized in Sumerian, Assyrian, and Hittite civilizations. She made significant contributions, especially in the deciphering and publication of Sumerian tablets. Muazzez İlmiye Çığ was also an advocate for secularism and women's rights. Known for her works and writings, Çığ published many books and articles. One of her most important works is her studies on the deciphering and publication of Sumerian tablets.

Her book titled "The Flood in Sumerians, Flood Stories, and Noah's Flood" has garnered great interest. This work provides in-depth information about Sumerian mythology and culture and is one of Çığ's significant contributions in her field of expertise.