Turnišče (pronounced [ˈtuːɾniʃtʃɛ] ⓘ; Hungarian: Bántornya, Prekmurje Slovene: Törnišče,[2][3] German: Turnitz[citation needed]) is a town in Slovenia.

Turnišče was first mentioned in written sources as Thoronhel in 1379, then as Turnicha in 1389, Tornischa in 1403, Tornisa in 1405, Thornisca in 1411, Tornissa in 1428, Thurnissa in 1481, Tornysthya in 1524.

The name is derived from the common noun turen 'tower' and thus refers to a town in which a tower stood.

The word turen itself ultimately goes back to Greek τύρσις 'fortified settlement' (via Latin turris 'tower, castle' and Middle High German turn 'tower').

[4] The parish church in Turnišče is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota.