Özel is a Turkish name and may refer to:
Given name Özel Türkbaş (1938–2012), Turkish actress, model, singer and belly dancer
Surname Alena Özel-Hurkova (born 1984), Belarusian female volleyball player Feryal Özel (born 1975), Turkish-American astrophysicist İsmet Özel (born 1944), Turkish poet Mesut Özil (born 1988), German professional footballer Necdet Özel (born 1950), Turkish general Özge Özel (born 1991), Turkish women's footballer Özgür Özel (born 1974), Turkish politician Yeliz Özel (born 1980), Turkish female handball player
Others Özel Çag Lisesi schools, international schools located in Turkey TEV İnanç Türkeş Özel Lisesi Özel Jandarma Komando Bölüğü, the special forces unit of the Turkish Jandarma
See also Ozil