Turan (name)

Turan is a given name and a 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 Dursun (1934–1990), Turkish mufti
 * Turan Güneş (politician) (1922–1982), Turkish politician
 * Turan Mirzayev (born 1979), Azerbaijani weightlifter
 * Turan Sofuoğlu (born 1965), Turkish footballer
 * Turan Bağmanov (born 2000), Azerbaijani musician

Surname

 * Ali Turan (born 1983), Turkish soccer player
 * Arda Turan (born 1987), Turkish footballer
 * Atila Turan (born 1992), Turkish-French footballer
 * 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
 * Hakan Turan (born 1992), Turkish soccer player
 * İlter Turan, Turkish academic
 * 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
 * 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