Turgut Özal (1927–1993), Turkish president and political leader
Turgut Polat (born 1953), Turkish table tennis player
Turgut Reis (1485-1565), Turkish privateer and Ottoman admiral as well as Bey of Algiers; Beylerbey of the Mediterranean; and first Bey, later Pasha, of Tripoli
Turgut Uçar (born 1964), Turkish football manager and coach