Turner may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Turner (surname) Turner is a common surname originating from Normandy, France, arriving in England after the Norman conquest with the earliest known records dated in the 12th century. It is the 28th-most common surname in the United Kingdom. Most often it derives ...

, a common surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Turner (given name), a list of people with the given name *One who uses a lathe for

turning Turning is a machining process in which a cutting tool, typically a non-rotary tool bit, describes a helix toolpath by moving more or less linearly while the workpiece rotates. Usually the term "turning" is reserved for the generation ...

*Sean and Dorothy Turner are the protagonists of ''

Servant A domestic worker or domestic servant is a person who works within the scope of a residence. The term "domestic service" applies to the equivalent occupational category. In traditional English contexts, such a person was said to be "in service ...

'' as is their infant "son" Jericho.

Places

Australia

* Turner, Australian Capital Territory *

Turner River The Turner River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Overview The headwaters of the river rise below Pullcunah Hill and flows in a northerly direction and crosses the North West Coastal Highway approximately south of ...

, Western Australia

Canada

Turner, Ontario Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands is a municipality with town status in Manitoulin District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, approximately south of Espanola. Its main town is Little Current, located on the northeast side of Manitoulin Isl ...

United States

Turner, Mississippi County, Arkansas Turner is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. Turner is southwest of Dell. During World War II, airmen cadets from the Royal Air Force, flying from their training base at Terrell, Texas, routinely flew to ...

Turner, Phillips County, Arkansas Turner is an unincorporated community in Cypress Township, Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Arkansas Highway 316 and the end of a concurrency between Arkansas Highway 1 Highway 1 (AR& ...

*Turner, former name of

Tuttle, California Tuttle (formerly Turner) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Merced County, California, United States. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad east of Merced, the county seat, at an elevation ...

Turner, Indiana Turner is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively h ...

Turner, Kansas Turner is a neighborhood within Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was formerly an unincorporated community of Wyandotte County, similar to Piper, Kansas. Turner has its own school district, Turner USD #202. History The Prophet (Tenskwa ...

Turner, Maine Turner is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,817 at the 2020 census. The town includes the villages of Turner, Turner Center and North Turner. The town is part of the Lewiston- Auburn, Maine Metropolita ...

, a New England town **

Turner (CDP), Maine Turner is a census-designated place (CDP) and the primary village in the town of Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. It is in the center of the town, situated on the Nezinscot River, a northeast-flowing tributary of the Androscoggi ...

, within the town of Turner *

Turner, Michigan Turner is a village in Arenac County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 114 at the 2010 census, which ranks Turner as the least-populated village in the state. The village is located within Turner Township. Geography Accordin ...

Turner, Montana Turner is an unincorporated village in Blaine County, Montana, United States. Turner is located on Montana State Highway 241, east-northeast of Chinook. It is 12 miles south of the Canadian border. Its population was 61 as of the 2010 censu ...

Turner, Oregon Turner is a city in Marion County, Oregon, Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,854 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly o ...

Turner, Washington Turner is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, in the U.S. state of Washington. History Turner was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Uni ...

* Turner, West Virginia * Turner Air Force Base, outside Albany, Georgia * Turner County, Georgia *

Turner County, South Dakota Turner County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,673. Its county seat is Parker. The county was established in 1871, and was named for Dakota Territory official John W. Turner. Turne ...

Businesses

Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (alternatively known as Turner Entertainment Networks from 2019 until 2022) was an American television and media conglomerate. Founded by Ted Turner and based in Atlanta, Georgia, it merged with Time Warner (lat ...

, part of WarnerMedia, managed a collection of cable networks and properties **

TBS (American TV channel) TBS (an abbreviation for Turner Broadcasting System) is an American pay television network owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It carries a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy, alo ...

, a channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System (now owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Networks U.S.); originally an abbreviation for its parent company **

TNT (American TV network) TNT (originally an abbreviation for Turner Network Television) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery that launched on October 3, 1988. TNT's original purpose ...

a channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System (now owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Networks U.S.); originally an abbreviation for "Turner Network Television" **

Turner Classic Movies Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of ...

(TCM), a channel formerly owned by Turner Broadcasting system; now owned by its sister company, Warner Bros. Entertainment *

Turner Entertainment Turner Entertainment Company is an American multimedia company founded by Ted Turner in 1986. Purchased by Time Warner in 1996 as part of its acquisition of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), the company was largely responsible for overseeing th ...

, a media company founded by Ted Turner **

Turner Home Entertainment Turner Entertainment Company is an American multimedia company founded by Ted Turner in 1986. Purchased by Time Warner in 1996 as part of its acquisition of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), the company was largely responsible for overseeing th ...

, a home media distribution division of Turner Entertainment **

Turner Pictures Turner may refer to: People and fictional characters *Turner (surname), a common surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Turner (given name), a list of people with the given name *One who uses a lathe for turni ...

, a former production company division of Turner Entertainment **

Turner Feature Animation Turner Entertainment Company is an American multimedia company founded by Ted Turner in 1986. Purchased by Time Warner in 1996 as part of its acquisition of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), the company was largely responsible for overseeing th ...

, a former animated film production company division of Turner Entertainment ** Turner Program Services, a former syndication arm of Turner Broadcasting * Turner Sports Cars, a British specialist sports car manufacturer * Turner Manufacturing Company, a British engineering company that made the Turner-Miesse steam car, Turner diesel, and Turner winch * Turner Construction, a New York City-based construction company * Turner Suspension Bicycles, an American bicycle frame manufacturer *

Turner Publishing Company Turner Publishing Company is an American independent book publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company is in the top 101 independent publishing companies in the U.S. as compiled bBookmarket.com and has been named four times to ''Publish ...

, an American independent book publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee

Other uses

*, several American naval ships * Turner (crater), a small lunar impact crater near the Moon's equator *

Turner Prize The Turner Prize, named after the English painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist. Between 1991 and 2016, only artists under the age of 50 were eligible (this restriction was removed for the 2017 award). ...

, an annual prize presented to a British visual artist * Turner Museum of Glass *

Turner Stadium The Turner Stadium ( he, אצטדיון טרנר), officially the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium Be'er Sheva, is a football stadium in Be'er Sheva, Israel. It is the home ground of Hapoel Be'er Sheva. It was named after former Be'er Sheva mayor Ya ...

, a football (soccer) stadium in Be'er Sheva, Israel *''Turner'', a 1994 verse novel by David Dabydeen *A kitchen utensil closely related to a

spatula A spatula is a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift material including foods, drugs, plaster and paints. In medical applications, "spatula" may also be used synonymously with tongue depressor. The word ''spatula'' derives f ...