Turan (name)

Turan is a Turkish given name and surname. It may refer to:

Given name

Turan (mythology), in Etruscan mythology, the goddess of love and vitality and patroness of Vulci
Turan-Shah (died 1180), Ayyubid prince (emir) of Yemen, Baalbek, Damascus, Alexandria
Turan Akalın (born 1984), Turkish wheelchair tennis player and wheelchair curler
Turan Amirsoleimani (1905–1994), Iranian royal
Turan Bağmanov (born 2000), Azerbaijani musician
Turan G. Bali, Turkish-American economist
Turan Bayramov (born 2001), Azerbaijani wrestler
Turan Ceylan (born 1968), Turkish wrestler
Turan Dursun (1934–1990), Turkish mufti
Turan Emeksiz (1940–1960), Turkish university student
Turan Güneş (politician) (1922–1982), Turkish politician
Turan Kışlakçı (born 1973), Turkish journalist
Turan Manafov (born 1998), Azerbaijani footballer
Turan Manafzade (born 1991), Azerbaijani musician
Turan Mirzayev (born 1979), Azerbaijani weightlifter
Turan Özdemir (1952–2018), Turkish actor and voice actor
Turan Sofuoğlu (born 1965), Turkish footballer

Ali Turan (born 1983), Turkish soccer player
Arda Turan (born 1987), Turkish footballer
Atila Turan (born 1992), Turkish-French footballer
Ayça Ayşin Turan (born 1992), Turkish actress
Bülent Turan (born 1975), Turkish politician
Cemil Turan (born 1947), Turkish footballer
Ekin Tunçay Turan, Turkish stage actress and translator
Emre Turan (born 1990), Turkish soccer player
Esin Turan (born 1970), Austrian-Turkish painter and sculptor
Fatih Turan (born 1993), Turkish footballer
Frigyes Turán (born 1974), Hungarian rally driver
Gülistan Turan (born 1997), Turkish female Muay Thai practitioner
Güven Turan (born 1943), Turkish poet and writer
Hakan Turan (born 1992), Turkish soccer player
Hasan Turan (born 1962), Iraqi politician
Hasan Turan (born 1967), Turkish politician
İlter Turan (born 1941), Turkish academic
Kenan Dünnwald-Turan (born 1995), Turkish-German footballer
Kenneth Turan (born 1946), American film critic
Mehmet Cahit Turan (born 1960), Turkish civil engineer, civil servant and former government minister
Murat Turan (born 1975), Turkish para archer
Nesim Turan (born 1992), Turkish Paralympic table tennis player
Nuri Turan (1924–2016), Turkish athlete
Özdemir Turan (born 1950), Turkish acrobat
Pál Turán (1910–1976), Hungarian mathematician
Sali Turan (born 1949), Turkish painter
Sefer Turan (born 1962), Turkish journalist
Veysel Turan (1901–2007), Turkish veteran of the Turkish War of Independence