Taylan
# Taylan

Taylan is a male Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Taylan" means "elegant", "kind", "gracious", "herocious" and/or "tall and skinny person".

## Given name

* Taylan Aydoğan (born 1983), Turkish-German footballer

## Surname

* Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (born 1965), Turkish film, television and theater actor and director
* Justin Taylan (born 1977), American author and historian
* Muhittin Taylan (1910–1983), Turkish judge
* Nurcan Taylan (born 1983), Turkish female Olympic, world and European champion weightlifter
* The Taylan Brothers, Durul Taylan (born 1969) and Yağmur Taylan (born 1966), Turkish film directors

## Places

* Taylan, a village in Kyrgyzstan
