Turchin

Turchin or Turchyn (feminine: Turchyn, Turchyna) is an East Slavic surname literally meaning "Turkish person". Notable people with the surname include:

* Anastasiya Turchyn (born 1995), Ukrainian judoka * Carolyn Turchin (born 1945), American magistrate judge * Danila Turchin (born 1978), Uzbekistani sprint canoer * Dziamyan Turchyn (born 1985), Belarusian sprint canoer * Eddie Turchin (1917–1982), American baseball player * Igor Turchin (fencer) (born 1982), Russian fencer * Igor Turchin (handball) (1936–1993), Soviet-Ukrainian handball coach * John Basil Turchin, anglicized name of Ivan Turchaninov (1821–1901), Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War ** Madame Turchin (1825–1904), general's wife * Peter Turchin (born 1957), Russian-American biologist * Valentin Turchin (1931–2010), Soviet cybernetician and computer scientist * Victor Turchin (born 1955 1955), Ukrainian swimming coach * Yaryna Turchyn (born 1975), Ukrainian political scientist *Zinaida Turchyna (born 1946), Ukrainian handball player Provided by Wikipedia