Background
The Škaljić family emigrated to Sarajevo in 1672, during the Great Turkish War, from Škaljari, their settlement in the Bay of Kotor. Once in Sarajevo, the family bought large portions of land "stretching from the outskirts of Sarajevo to Rogatica in eastern Bosnia". They excelled as merchants, trading primarily with the German speaking world.
Other Škaljić"s were political leaders, Islamic and legal scholars.
One of Sarajevo"s streets still bears the family name–"Škaljića sokak".
Nezir Škaljić"s great-grandson is modern-day Bosnian politician Fehim Škaljić.
Other Škaljić family members include Abdulah Škaljić, the Balkan linguist and author of the book Turcisms in Serbo-Croatian language (bos Turcizmi u srpsko-hrvatskom jeziku), first published in 1966. The book has since been published in ten editions, and is still considered "a unique and irreplaceable" source for the study of South Slavic language and culture.
