Career
He debuted at Sarıyer G.K. when he was 14. He was three times league topscorer with 14 goals in 1974 and with 17 goals in 1976 and 1978. He scored 194 lifetime goals.
Turan scored 19 goals at his 44 games with the Turkish national football team between 1969–1979.
He ranks 4th with this notable performance still today. After his retirement in 1980, Turan served at various administrative positions first in Istanbulspor and then in Fenerbahçest
He is currently coordinator for the sporting infrastructure of Fenerbahçest On 3 July 2011 he was taken into custody because of alleged involvement in player manipulation in several cases.