Özgür Ünal was born in Germany in 1997 and is currently completing his final year of law studies (2026). Alongside his legal education, he has been actively involved with a range of civil society organisations and associations, and is a committed member of the Lawyers for Freedom Association (ÖHD).
He took part in the Memory Center’s Memory and Youth programme as both participant and peer counsellor, and is currently contributing to the Justice Heals project through research on mother-tongue rights. He is also developing an e-book on the history and legacy of YİBO schools.
Drawing on the film training he has received, Ünal continues to work across law, memory studies, and visual storytelling.
