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Vjenceslav Turković Vjenceslav Turković (28 September 1826 – 30 April 1902) was Croatian businessman, merchant, and politician. His sons were barons Petar Dragan and Milan Turković. Biography Turković moved from Kraljevica to Karlovac, where he established ...

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* business executive * banker , memorials = , website = , module = Milan Emil Antun Viktor Turković (4 February 1857 – 18 September 1937), titled Baron Milan Turković of Kutjevo, was a Croatian businessman and nobleman from the Turković Kutjevski family.

Biography

After completing his gymnasium education in Rakovec, Turković attended the Trade Academy in Trieste. From an early age, Turković played an active role in his father's forest business, where he honed his expertise in the wood industry. In 1882, Turković settled permanently in

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and focused on developing the family business, which specialized in wooden products. He and his older brother Petar Dragan managed the business, devoting themselves to exploiting oak trees and planting vast vineyards, orchards, and tobacco fields.{{cite web , title=TURKOVIĆ, Milan , url=https://www.sumari.hr/sumari/kart.asp?id=11857 , website=sumari.hr , access-date=20 March 2023 {{In lang, hr{{cite web , title=Turković, Milan , url=https://www.enciklopedija.hr/Natuknica.aspx?ID=62784 , website= Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography , access-date=20 March 2023 {{In lang, hr{{cite book , last1=Puljić , first1=Matej , title=Obitelj Turković kao privredni čimbenik razvoja i modernizacije požeške kotline , date=2021 , publisher= University of Zagreb , location=Zagreb , url=https://repozitorij.ffzg.unizg.hr/islandora/object/ffzg%3A3891/datastream/PDF/view , access-date=20 March 2023 {{In lang, hr Following Petar Dragan's death in 1916, Turković moved to Zagreb and became influential in economic and cultural life. He served as the president of the

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, the Association of Foresters, and the Rescue Society. Additionally, he was a censor of the National Bank in Zagreb and helped found the

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, showcasing his passion for music.{{cite web , title=HR-DAZG-1006 Obitelj Turković , url=https://www.daz.hr/vodic/site/article/hr-dazg-1006-obitelj-turkovic , website=daz.hr , access-date=20 March 2023 Turković was awarded several prestigious honours throughout his lifetime. In 1901, he received the

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(first degree). In 1911, he and his brother Petar Dragan were made

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s by the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. He received several awards from the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, including the Order of St. Sava (third degree) in 1923, the Order of the White Eagle (fifth degree) in 1937, and the Order of the Yugoslav Crown (third degree) in 1933. Furthermore, Turković was an active member of the Šušak

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and served as its first president.

Family

Turković married Baroness Irena, the daughter of Baron Jovan Živković Fruškogorski, a longtime Vice-ban of Croatia and one of the authors of the Croatian–Hungarian Settlement.Irena Turković (Živković)
''geni.com'' Pristupljeno 4. travnja 2023. They had two sons; Zdenko (born 1892) and Fedor (b. 1894). Austrian classical bassoonist and conductor

Milan Turković Milan Turković may refer to: * Milan Turković (businessperson) (1857–1937), Croatian businessman and nobleman * Milan Turković (musician) (born 1939), Austrian-Croatian classical bassoonist and conductor {{hndis, Turković, Milan ...

is his grandson.

Legacy

*Milanlug, a village in the Čaglin Municipality, was named after

Turković Turković or Turkovic may refer to: *Almir Turković (born 1970), Bosnian retired professional football forward * Bisera Turković (born 1954), Bosnian diplomat and politician *Dževad Turković (born 1972), Croatian former football player *Hrvoje ...

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