Turan is a Turkish given name and surname. It may refer to:

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

, 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 () (died 27 June 1180) was the Ayyubid emir (prince) of Yemen (1174–1176), Damascus (1176–1179), Baalbek (1178–1179) and finally Ale ...

(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 Turan Bayramov (; born 11 January 2001) is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms, and 74 kilograms. Bayramov claimed a silver medal from the 2021 European Championships (70kg), was the 2019 U23 World Champion and the ...

(born 2001), Azerbaijani wrestler * Turan Ceylan (born 1968), Turkish wrestler * Turan Dursun (1934–1990), Turkish mufti *

Turan Emeksiz Ahmet Turan Emeksiz (11 November 1940 – 28 April 1960) was a Turkish university student who was killed in 1960 street demonstrations. Life Emeksiz was born in Gündüzbey village of Yeşilyurt district, Malatya Province in 1940. After hi ...

(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

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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 professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Shakhtar Do ...

(born 1987), Turkish footballer *

Atila Turan Atila Turan (born 10 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Turkish TFF First League club Çorum. Born in France, he plays for the Turkey national team internationally, having played for France at youth international levels U16 ...

(born 1992), Turkish-French footballer *

Ayça Ayşin Turan Ayça Ayşin Turan (; born 25 October 1992) is a Turkish actress best known for her roles in ''Meryem'', '' Arıza'', and ''Ada Masalı'', for which she won a Golden Butterfly Award. Early life Turan's mother is from the city of Sinop. Her mat ...

(born 1992), Turkish actress * Bülent Turan (born 1975), Turkish politician *

Cemil Turan Cemil Turan (born 1 January 1947) 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 Fenerbahçe, ...

(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 (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 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 2 March 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 Te ...

(born 1992), Turkish Paralympic table tennis player * Nuri Turan (1924–2016), Turkish athlete * Özdemir Turan (born 1950), Turkish acrobat *

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. In 1940, because of his Jewish origins, he was arrested by History of the Jews in Hun ...

(1910–1976), Hungarian mathematician * Sali Turan (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 head of f ...

(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 Wa ...

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

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