Leman Tomsu

Leman Tomsu
Born	1913
Died	1988
Nationality	Turkish
Occupation	Architect

Leman Cevat Tomsu (1913–1988) was a Turkish architect. Together with Münevver Belen, she was one of the first Turkish women to qualify as an architect when she graduated in 1934 from the Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul. She was also the first women to teach architecture in Turkey. Later she became a professor at Istanbul Technical University.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

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