The Turan race, characterized by their orange-toned skin, possessed sentience.
A number of Turans found vocations in the musical arts, for instance, a well-known band performed in the central auditorium of a Cloud City casino, approximately around the time of 3 ABY. Their instrumentation, consisting of base nose flutes, electric harps, and soft percussion drums, produced a musical quality described as an "insistent, exhilarating tune", which deeply affected the bounty hunter Dengar.