Turan is a personal name of differing origins, it may refer to:

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Turan (mythology) Turan was the Etruscan goddess of love, fertility and vitality and patroness of the city of Velch. Depiction In art, Turan was usually depicted as a young winged girl. Turan appears in toilette scenes of Etruscan bronze mirrors. She is richly ...

, in Etruscan mythology, the goddess of love and vitality and patroness of ''Vulci'' *

Turan-Shah Shams ad-Din Turanshah ibn Ayyub al-Malik al-Mu'azzam Shams ad-Dawla Fakhr ad-Din known simply as Turanshah ( ar, توران شاه بن أيوب) (died 27 June 1180) was the Ayyubid emir (prince) of Yemen (1174–1176), Damascus (1176–1179), B ...

(d. 1180), Ayyubid prince (emir) of Yemen, Baalbek, Damascus, Alexandria *

Al-Muazzam Turanshah Turanshah, also Turan Shah ( ar, توران شاه), (? – 2 May 1250), (''epithet:'' al-Malik al-Muazzam Ghayath al-Din Turanshah ( ar, الملك المعظم غياث الدين توران شاه)) was a Kurdish ruler of Egypt, a son of S ...

(d. 1250), son of Sultan As-Salih Ayyub * Turan Akalın (born 1984), Turkish wheelchair tennis player and wheelchair curler *

Turan Dursun Turan Dursun (1934 – 4 September 1990) was a Turkish author and atheist who was a critic of Islam. A former Muslim cleric and scholar of Shia Islam, he became an atheist during his study of the history of monotheistic religions. Influenced by ...

(1934–1990), Turkish mufti *

Turan Güneş Turan Güneş (1922–1982) was a Turkish academic and politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs and deputy prime minister in the 1970s. He started his political career in the Democrat Party, but soon he joined the Republican Peo ...

(1922–1982), Turkish politician *

Turan Mirzayev Turan Mirzayev ( az, Turan Mirzəyev; born September 24, 1979 in Lankaran) is an Azerbaijani weightlifter. He is a three-time Olympian and a two-time medalist for the 69 kg class at the European Weightlifting Championships (2001 in Trenčí ...

(born 1979), Azerbaijani weightlifter * Turan Sofuoğlu (born 1965), Turkish footballer * Turan-Mirza Kamal (1951–2004), American musician

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Frigyes Turán Frigyes Turán (born January 10, 1974, in Budapest) is a Hungarian rally driver. Career A regular competitor in the Hungarian national championship, Turán made his World Rally Championship debut at the 2010 Rally de Portugal driving a Peugeot 3 ...

(born 1974), Hungarian rally driver *

Pál Turán Pál Turán (; 18 August 1910 – 26 September 1976) also known as Paul Turán, was a Hungarian mathematician who worked primarily in extremal combinatorics. He had a long collaboration with fellow Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős, lasting ...

(1910–1976), Hungarian mathematician *

Ali Turan Ali Turan (born 6 September 1983) is a Turkish footballer who most recently played for Konyaspor. Club career Turan began his professional career with Kayserispor, and went on loan to Kayseri Erciyesspor during the 2006–07 Super Lig season. ...

(born 1983), Turkish soccer player *

Arda Turan Arda Turan (born 30 January 1987) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played most notably as a winger. Turan is mostly known for his ball control, dribbling skills and vision. At age 21, prior to the 2009–10 season, he was named ...

(born 1987), Turkish footballer *

Atila Turan Atila Turan (born 10 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Turkish TFF Second League club Kocaelispor. Born in France, he represents the Turkey national team internationally, having played for France at youth international le ...

(born 1992), Turkish-French footballer *

Cemil Turan Cemil Turan (born 1 January 1947 in Istanbul) is a former Turkish football player and the current director of Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy. Career He debuted at Sarıyer G.K. when he was 14. He transferred first to Istanbulspor and then to F ...

(born 1947), Turkish footballer *

Ekin Tunçay Turan Ekin Tunçay Turan (born Ekin Tunçay), is a Turkish actress and translator. She has been working in Turkish State Theatre since 1993. Biography Turan attended high school in Ankara, where she began to act. While still a student, she appeared ...

, Turkish stage actress and translator * Emre Turan (born 1990), Turkish soccer player *

Esin Turan Esin Turan (born 1970) is a Turkish painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but o ...

(born 1970), Austrian-Turkish painter and sculptor *

Fatih Turan Fatih Nurullah Turan (born 5 April 1993) is a footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian club Sporting Hasselt. He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Fortuna Sittard on 18 March 2011. Born in Belgium, he represented Turkey at international ...

(born 1993), Turkish footballer *Hadi Turan, mayor of

Keban Keban is a town of Elazığ Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Keban District.İlçe Beledi ...

, a town in Turkey *

Hakan Turan Hakan Turan (born 30 August 1992) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder. He made his Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional leag ...

(born 1992), Turkish soccer player *

İlter Turan İlter Turan is a Turkish academic. He is a professor of Political Science in the Department of International Relations at Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul Bilgi University ( tr, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi), officially established in 1 ...

, Turkish academic *

Kenneth Turan Kenneth Turan (; born October 27, 1946) is an American retired film critic, author, and lecturer in the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California. He was a film critic for the ''Los Angeles Times'' from 1991 ...

(born 1946), American film critic * Mehmet Cahit Turan (born 1960), Turkish civil engineer, civil servant and former government minister *

Murat Turan Murat Turan (born 27 April 1975) is a Turkish Paralympian Archer competing in the Men's compound bow W2 event. He is competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the individual compound open event. He won the silver medal in the Individual comp ...

(born 1975), Turkish para archer *

Nesim Turan Nesim Turan (born March 2, 1992) is a Turkish para table tennis player of class 4 and Paralympian. In 2014, he won the gold medal in the Individual C4 event and silver medal along with his teammates Abdullah Öztürk and Ali Öztürk in the ...

(born 1992), Turkish Paralympic table tennis player * Özdemir Turan (born 1950), Turkish acrobat *

Sali Turan Sali Turan (born 1949, Trabzon) is a Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a ...

(born 1949), Turkish painter *

Sefer Turan Sefer Turan (born 1962 Afşin, Kahramanmaras, Turkey) is a Turkish journalist and author. Turan was educated in Egypt and he knows Arabic very well. Career Sefer Turan is one of the few Middle East experts in Turkey. He served as a he ...

(born 1962), Turkish journalist *

Veysel Turan Veysel Turan (1901 - 25 March 2007) was one of the last Turkish veterans of the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923). Military years He joined the newly-established army of Mustafa Kemal Pasha in Ankara. In the early period of the Turkish W ...

(1901-2007), Turkish veteran of the Turkish War of Independence

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*Turan, alternative name of

Toran (Pashtun tribe) Toran ( ps, توران) is one of the two main branches of the Ghilji Pashtun tribal confederation."G ...

, a tribe in Afghanistan

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