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'' as is their infant "son" Jericho.

Places

Australia

Turner, Australian Capital Territory Turner is a suburb in the Australian city of Canberra, close to Canberra City and the Australian National University (located in the suburb of Acton). Turner is named after Sir George Turner, a Federalist, legislator and one of the founders o ...

* Turner River, 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, Phillips County, Arkansas *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, Kansas * Turner, Maine, 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, Montana *

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 is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9006. The county seat is Ashburn. The county was created on August 18, 1905, and named for Henry Gray Turner ...

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. Turner C ...

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 At ...

(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 Turner Program Services was the former syndication arm of Turner Broadcasting. It served the same purpose as Turner Entertainment's distribution unit, with the exception that TPS was more involved in distributing television series rather than fil ...

, a former syndication arm of Turner Broadcasting *

Turner Sports Cars Turner Sports Car Company Limited was a 1950s British sports car manufacturer, that closed in 1966. Background The first Turner models were produced between 1951 and 1966 by Turner Sports Car Company Limited, a company established by Jack Turner ...

, a British specialist sports car manufacturer *

Turner Manufacturing Company The Turner Manufacturing Company was an engineering company based in Wolverhampton, England. Among their products were steam and petrol cars (as the Turner Motor Manufacturing Company), small boat engines, the Turner winch, a range of diesel engin ...

, a British engineering company that made the Turner-Miesse steam car, Turner diesel, and Turner winch *

Turner Construction Turner Construction is an American construction company with presence in 20 countries. It is a subsidiary of the German company Hochtief. It is the largest domestic contractor in the United States as of 2020, with a revenue of $14.41 billion in ...

, a New York City-based construction company *

Turner Suspension Bicycles Turner Suspension Bicycles, Inc. is an American bicycle frame manufacturer, based in Murrieta, California, specializing in full-suspension mountain bikes. Turner Bikes was founded in 1994 by David Turner, a former professional mountain bike ride ...

, 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, a football (soccer) stadium in Be'er Sheva, Israel *''Turner'', a 1994 verse novel by

David Dabydeen David Dabydeen (born 9 December 1955) is a Guyanese-born broadcaster, novelist, poet and academic. He was formerly Guyana's Ambassador to UNESCO (United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation) from 1997 to 2010 and the youngest Memb ...

*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 ...