Sali Turan (born 1949, Trabzon) is a Turkish painter.
He lives in Istanbul, Turkey.
He studied painting at Atatürk Educational Institute, Istanbul 1970–74.
He studied for his master's degree in painting at Istanbul State Academy of Fine Art 1976–81.
He became an Associate Professor in 1985 and in 1986 he resigned from the University and devoted himself to painting.