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

Surname

• 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

See also

• Turan (disambiguation)
• Turan-Mirza Kamal (1951–2004), American musician