Turning device for turning pipes with a large diameter about their longitudinal axis, comprising - a base body, - two supporting devices that are arranged on the base body, wherein each supporting device comprises a pedestal and at least one rocker element that is pivotably mounted in a receptacle of the pedestal and - the pedestal is connected to the base body, characterized in that - each supporting device comprises a first rocker element and a second rocker element, - the first rocker element comprises a first axle and is pivotably mounted on the first axle in the receptacle of the pedestal, wherein a main pivot axis runs through the first axle, - the first rocker element comprises two main pivot arms (8, 11) that extend out from the first axle and are arranged at a fixed angle to one another, - a first main pivot arm of the first rocker element comprises a side arm and, at the outer end of the side arm, a roller axle is arranged on which a roller is rotatably mounted on the side arm, - a second main pivot arm of the first rocker element comprises at an end a receptacle for a second axle, - a second rocker element is pivotably mounted on the second axle, wherein a secondary pivot axis runs through the second axle, - the second rocker element comprises two pivot arms (22, 23) which extend out from the second axle and are arranged at a fixed angle to one another, - on each pivot arm (22, 23) of the second rocker element, one roller axle each is arranged and a roller is rotatably mounted on the pivot arm on each roller axle, - the main pivot axis and the secondary pivot axis run parallel to one another, - each roller (10, 24) has a roller axle (30, 31) and a rotation axis running through the roller axle, and the rotation axes of the rollers (10, 24) run parallel to one another and parallel to the longitudinal axis of a pipe supported on the turning device, and - the rollers (10, 24) form contact points for a pipe, so that when a pipe is being positioned on the turning device, only the rollers (10, 24) bear against the pipe surface. - a base body, - two supporting devices that are arranged on the base body, wherein each supporting device comprises a pedestal and at least one rocker element that is pivotably mounted in a receptacle of the pedestal and - the pedestal is connected to the base body, - each supporting device comprises a first rocker element and a second rocker element, - the first rocker element comprises a first axle and is pivotably mounted on the first axle in the receptacle of the pedestal, wherein a main pivot axis runs through the first axle, - the first rocker element comprises two main pivot arms (8, 11) that extend out from the first axle and are arranged at a fixed angle to one another, - a first main pivot arm of the first rocker element comprises a side arm and, at the outer end of the side arm, a roller axle is arranged on which a roller is rotatably mounted on the side arm, - a second main pivot arm of the first rocker element comprises at an end a receptacle for a second axle, - a second rocker element is pivotably mounted on the second axle, wherein a secondary pivot axis runs through the second axle, - the second rocker element comprises two pivot arms (22, 23) which extend out from the second axle and are arranged at a fixed angle to one another, - on each pivot arm (22, 23) of the second rocker element, one roller axle each is arranged and a roller is rotatably mounted on the pivot arm on each roller axle, - the main pivot axis and the secondary pivot axis run parallel to one another, - each roller (10, 24) has a roller axle (30, 31) and a rotation axis running through the roller axle, and the rotation axes of the rollers (10, 24) run parallel to one another and parallel to the longitudinal axis of a pipe supported on the turning device, and - the rollers (10, 24) form contact points for a pipe, so that when a pipe is being positioned on the turning device, only the rollers (10, 24) bear against the pipe surface.