Niyazi Ünal was born in Karabük in 1993. He is a graduate of Sakarya University Fine Arts Faculty Traditional Turkish Arts Khatt Department. Ünal started his traditional arts training in 2011 with Prof. Ayşe Üstün. He took thuluth, naskh and jali thuluth classes from Instructor Orhan Altuğ in 2012; thuluth, naskh, ruq’ah and jali thuluth classes from Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Memiş in 2013; and naskh classes from Elif İlter in 2014. He participated in exhibitions within Public Education Centers and Sakarya University Fine Arts Faculty. Ünal still takes khatt classes from Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Memiş, and continues his graduate education at Sakarya University Fine Arts Faculty.