Željko Turk

Željko Turk (listenⓘ) (born 25 March 1962 in Zagreb) is the current mayor of Zaprešić, a town in Zagreb County, Croatia.[1]

Željko Turk
2nd Mayor of Zaprešić
Assumed office
November 1, 2006
Preceded byVinko Morović
Member of the Croatian Parliament
Assumed office
January 11, 2008
Personal details
Born (1962-03-25) 25 March 1962
Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Political partyCroatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
ResidenceZaprešić
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
ProfessionPolitician

Business career

Turk began his working career in Regeneracija factory, in town of Zabok. In 1991 he founded his own private company centered around textile production and trade.[2]

Political career

He became the mayor in 2006. He is affiliated with the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). He earned a seat in the Croatian Parliament at the 2007 elections and, as of January 11, 2008, constitutes a part of the sixth assembly of the Croatian Parliament. As the mayor of Zaprešić, Turk serves as the president of the Association of Cities.[3] In 2017 local elections, Turk won another mandate over Danijel Saić of SDP.[4][5] In 2021, Turk was re-elected as mayor of Zaprešić for the fifth time after beating Barbara Knežević of Homeland Movement in second round of local elections,[6] which made him one of the longest serving mayors in Croatia.[2]

Policies

Under Turk in 2016, Zaprešić was a city with largest public transport subventions in the country.[7] In 2017, Turk stated that he is neutral in regard to proposed legislation which would limit of mandates of mayors and county prefects, saying that the proposed legislation has both positive and negative aspects.[8] In 2018 Turk introduced parking fees in Zaprešić,[9] which united entire political opposition against him[10] and sparked some protests in Zaprešić.[11]

Personal life

Turk graduated at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Zagreb.[12]

References
  1. "Životopis" (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. "Ovo su najdugovječniji gradonačelnici - dvojicu su građani birali 8 puta zaredom, na čelu gradova su punih 28 godina!". Gradonačelnik.hr (in Croatian). 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  3. "About Association of Cities" (in Croatian). Udruga Gradova. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. "U drugom krugu borit će se HDZ-ov Turk i SDP-ov Saić". lokalni.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  5. Buljan, Leo (2017-06-04). "Željko Turk treći put gradonačelnik". Zagrebački List (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  6. Korenić, Ana (2021-05-30). "Ovako stoje stvari u Zagrebačkoj županiji: Neka stara lica su osvojila još jedan mandat, ali na vlast su došli i 'novi'". Zagreb.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  7. "Za javni prijevoz građana najviše iz proračuna izdvaja Željko Turk". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  8. "Gradonačelnici o 'lex šerif': Dva dulja mandata su dovoljna". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  9. "Gotovo je s besplatnim parkiranjem u Zaprešiću". ZG-magazin (in Croatian). 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  10. Narod.hr (2018-01-20). "Prosvjed u Zaprešiću: Naplata parkiranja nije rješenje nego samo dodatan trošak za građane". narod.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  11. "Jutarnji list - PAD JEDNOG OD NAJDUGOVJEČNIJIH GRADONAČELNIKA U HRVATSKOJ? Zbog jedne odluke protiv sebe spojio nespojivo: SDP, Most, Živi zid i Projekt Domovinu!". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  12. "Željko Turk" (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2009-01-06.


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