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Gülümser was born in Pleven, Bulgaria to Turkish parents. Her father, Lütfi Yılmaz, was a teacher and chess player from whom she learned to play chess.
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The family moved Turkey in 1972. With five years of chess experience, she took part the next year at a tournament for high school students organized by the Turkish daily Cunhuriyet in Istanbul. She completed the tournament unbeaten, which was attended by 186 youths including only six girls.
Following her graduation from high school, she attended Istanbul Technical University, where she earned a degree in chemical engineering.
