He debuted at
Sarıyer G.K. when he was 14. He transferred first to
Istanbulspor and then to
Fenerbahçe, where he won 3
league championship titles (1974, 1975, 1978) and scored a total of 194 goals for them. He was three times league topscorer with 14 goals in 1974 and with 17 goals in 1976 and 1978. Between 1969 and 1979, Turan scored 19 goals in 44 matches for the
Turkey national football team, a total that ranks him as the seventh all-time goalscorer. After his retirement in 1980, Turan served at various administrative positions first in Istanbulspor and then in Fenerbahçe. He is currently coordinator for the sporting infrastructure of Fenerbahçe. ==Match-fixing Scandal==