Petar Turković

Petar Turković (born 1 November 1957) is a Croatian clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, social entrepreneur, master of martial arts, and sports executive.

He was a long-time Vinko Bek Education Centre for Blind director and Croatian Olympic Committee vice president.

[3] His other great-grandfather was Ritter Josip Gorup of Slavina [sl], a Slovenian industrialist, politician, and patron.

[7] A singer-songwriter, Nika released two studio albums as of 2023 and represented Croatia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2004.

[9] After completing his studies in psychology, Turković commenced his career as a psychotherapist at health centres in Velika Gorica and Zagreb, where he served until 1990.

He then served as a human resources officer at Chromos, a Croatian paints and coatings manufacturer, for two years.

[citation needed] From 1992 to 2005, Turković held the director position at the Vinko Bek Education Centre for Blind (Croatian: Centar za odgoj i obrazovanje "Vinko Bek"), a Zagreb-based institution for primary, secondary, and music education programs and psychosocial rehabilitation for visually impaired children.

[18][19][20] In 2006, Turković organized another conference in Plitvička Jezera entitled How Croatian Economy Can Contribute to European Union.

Turković competed in the first Nanbudo World Championship in Monte Carlo, Monaco, in 1987, after which he retired from his competitive career.

[7] In 1989, after establishing two additional clubs in SR Croatia, the requirements were met for forming a national federation.

[22] In 2013, Turković participated in the founding of the Balkan Regional Wushu Federation and was elected its vice president at the constituent session in Istanbul, Turkey.

He also participated in the founding of the European Wushu Federation in 2020 and was appointed secretary-general at the constituent session in Brussels, Belgium.

[26] In 2022, at the 19th Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, he was a NOC member with the Croatian delegation.

[27][28] In 2015, Turković also played a significant role in forming SportREcognized, an association of international sports federations, where he serves as the vice president.

Turković (left) and Yoshinao Nanbu (right) practicing nanbudo in 2007.
Turković (right) with the delegation of the HOO at a meeting with Juan Antonio Samaranch , president of the IOC , in Lausanne , 2000