List of Famous people named Turan

Turan Dursun 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 the 9th-century Iranian skeptic philosopher Ibn al-Rawandi, Dursun wrote a number of books about religion which included interpretations of Islamic texts, heavily criticizing Islam and the founders of its major branches.

Ahmet Turan Emeksiz was a Turkish university student who was killed in 1960 street demonstrations.

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 People's Party.

Turan Özdemir was a Turkish actor and voice actor. In 2006, he received the Best Actor Award at the 13th Golden Boll Film Festival for his role in the movie "Donut Gaymak".