CERTIFICATION
                             Pursuant to Section 906
                        of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


         The undersigned, the President of the Turner Funds (the "Trust"), with
respect to the Trust's Form N-CSR for the period ended March 31, 2009 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

         1. such Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2. the information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Trust.


Dated: June 5, 2009


                                                  /s/ Thomas R. Trala, Jr.
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Thomas R. Trala, Jr.
                                                  President


This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
and 18 U.S.C. ss.1350 and is not being filed as part of Form N-CSR with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.





                                  CERTIFICATION
                             Pursuant to Section 906
                        of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


         The undersigned, the Controller and Chief Financial Officer of the
Turner Funds (the "Trust"), with respect to the Trust's Form N-CSR for the
period ended March 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best
of my knowledge:

         1. such Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2. the information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Trust.


Dated: June 5, 2009


                                                  /s/ Michael Lawson
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Michael Lawson
                                                  Controller and CFO


This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
and 18 U.S.C. ss.1350 and is not being filed as part of Form N-CSR with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.