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The details of the funeral ceremony for Turkey's first female Sumerologist and academic, Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, have been announced.
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Çığ, who passed away at the age of 110, is scheduled to be laid to rest tomorrow at the Mersin Akbelen City Cemetery following the afternoon prayer.
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WHO IS MUAZZEZ İLMİYE ÇIĞ?
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ was born in Bursa in 1914.
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As Turkey's first female Sumerologist, Çığ conducted studies on Sumerian and Assyrian civilizations.
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Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, who made significant contributions to the fields of archaeology and history, was an archaeologist, linguist, and author.
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A defender of secularism and women's rights in Turkey, Muazzez İlmiye Çığ was tried in 2007 on charges of 'inciting the public to hatred and hostility.' Acquitted at the first hearing, Çığ had claimed that much of the information contained in the Quran was actually based on Sumerian legends.
News Source : 12punto
