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 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 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 See also Turan (disambiguation) Turan-Mirza Kamal (1951–2004), American musician Turkish-language surnames Turkish masculine given names