Orçun Ünal
Orçun Ünal

Orçun Ünal

Turkologist · Historical Linguist
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony

Orçun Ünal is a Turkologist and historical linguist at the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Germany. His research focuses on Old Turkic and Old Uyghur studies, Turkic–Mongolic language contact, Avaric runiform inscriptions, and the historical linguistics of Inner Eurasia.

Research Interests

  • Old Turkic
  • Old Uyghur philology
  • Turkic–Mongolic language contact
  • Avaric runiform inscriptions
  • Proto-Turkic reconstruction
  • Historical linguistics of Inner Eurasia