Turković moved from Kraljevica to Karlovac, where he established himself in the trade of oak logs and grains and owned his ships.
He influenced Karlovac's political and social life, and his house was visited by many Croatian politicians, writers and artists, including bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer and Franjo Rački.
[4] During sixty-three years, his Turković and his sons and grandsons built the Kutjevo Landlordship and brought it to its greatest prosperity.
They also brought in skilled labor and improved vine cultivation and cellaring, which led to significant changes in the habits and practices of the local population.
[2] In 1911, his two sons, Petar Dragan and Milan, were made barons by the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I.