Taylan

Taylan is a male Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Taylan" means "elegant", "kind", "gracious", and/or "tall and skinny person".

Given name

 * Mustafa Taylan Özgür (born 1948, died 1969), Turkish political activist
 * Taylan Aydoğan (born 1983), Turkish-German footballer

Surname

 * Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (born 1965), Turkish film, television and theater actor and director
 * Justin Taylan (born 1977), American author and historian
 * Muhittin Taylan (1910–1983), Turkish judge
 * Nurcan Taylan (born 1983), Turkish female Olympic, world and European champion weightlifter
 * The Taylan Brothers, Durul Taylan (born 1969) and Yağmur Taylan (born 1966), Turkish film directors

Places

 * Taylan, a village in Kyrgyzstan