Situated on the bank of the Kech River (Balochi: کیچ کئور), Turbat was the historical capital of the State of Makran.

The followers of Zikri sect gather here annually on the night of 27th Ramadan for a ritual visit (Arabic: زيارة, Balochi: زيارت) to this shrine and Turbat also has multilingual singers.

The town has a special place in Baloch folklore and literature as it is the home of Punnu, hero of the romance of Sassi Punnun.

[3] Atta Shad, who is considered one of the greatest poets of Balochi literature was also born in Singanisar, a town in Turbat city.

[4] Turbat is the birthplace of Qadir Bukhsh Rind Baloch alias Kadu Makrani was a 19th-century archetypal figure who was born and brought up in Makran, Balochistan.

Koh-e-Imam lake is a Holy Place, its mountainous range stretches more than 15–25 km from main Kech (Turbat) City.

Besides, Turbat is considered to be one of the main hubs of separatist insurgent groups active against Pakistani armed forces and the development projects running under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

The city has also witnessed violence against non-local men who have either come for business or serving government officials from other parts of Pakistan mostly from the Punjab province.

The city has come under discussion on media because of the attacks on non-local men or labourers of companies working on development projects.

The road network links Turbat with Kalat and Quetta to the northeast, Gwadar and Pasni to the south, Chabahar and Iranshahr to the west, and Karachi to the east.

As part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) the M-8 motorway is under construction but so far now links Turbat to Gwadar, a major port city, and Hoshab.

[9] In the future Turbat will be linked to northern Sindh by highway, which will allow economic development in the region by increased connectivity with the national transportation system.