Taylan is a masculine

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, "Taylan" means "gracious", and/or "tall and skinny person".

People

Given name

* Taylan Antalyalı (born 1995), Turkish footballer *

Taylan Aydoğan Taylan Aydoğan (born 27 May 1983 in Aachen, West Germany) is a German former football goalkeeper. Club career He became professional in Fenerbahçe. Taylan joined in Roda JC at the beginning of the season 2001/2002. He played for youth and res ...

(born 1983), Turkish-German footballer * Taylan Yıldız (born 1980), Turkish politician * Mustafa Taylan Özgür (born 1948, died 1969), Turkish political activist

Surname

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (born 12 September 1965) is a Turkish film, television and theatre actor and director. Biography His paternal family is of Albanian descent. His maternal family is of Circassian descent. Taylan graduated in theatre from Ha ...

(born 1965), Turkish film, television and theater actor and director * Justin Taylan (born 1977), American author and historian *

Muhittin Taylan Muhittin Taylan (1910–1983) was a Turkish judge. He was president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey The Constitutional Court of Turkey ( Turkish: ''Anayasa Mahkemesi'', sometimes abbreviated as ''AYM'') is the highest legal body for constit ...

(1910–1983), Turkish judge *

Nurcan Taylan Nurcan Taylan (born 29 October 1983 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record (and tied two more world records). She was banned by the International Weight ...

(born 1983), Turkish female Olympic, world and European champion weightlifter *

The Taylan Brothers Yağmur Taylan (1966) and Durul Taylan (1969), also known as The Taylan Brothers are Turkish film directors. Biography Having studied Industrial Engineering and Medicine respectively, the brothers started their work behind the camera with their ...

, Durul Taylan (born 1969) and Yağmur Taylan (born 1966), Turkish film directors

Places

* Taylan, a village in

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