Born in Cajvana, his parents were the Orthodox priest Vasile Țurcan and his wife Eufrosina.
After graduating from the State Higher Gymnasium in Rădăuți in 1895, he attended the silviculture faculty of Vienna University, which he completed in 1899.
From 1911 to 1918, he represented Rădăuți in the Diet of Bukovina, serving as the province's deputy marshal and later captain.
In mid-November, he entered the provisional government formed by this body, as secretary of public works.
By 1919, he was director of the church fund, head of Holzindustrie A. G. Bucovina firm and president of the provincial credit union.