The Turku Arab dress much like other Arabs. Long-sleeved cotton tunics, or djellabas , are worn with sandals and cotton turbans or caps. The birth of children, especially boys, is cause for celebration among the Turku Arab. From an early age, boys go to the fields to help their fathers and older brothers with cultivation. They are taught by their fathers to obey and respect older males.
Girls help their mothers cook and help care for the younger children.
Life for the Turku Arab centers around important ceremonies, such as birth, marriage, and death. For boys, the first haircut and circumcision are also important rituals. The most elaborate of all ceremonies is the wedding. Most men have more than one wife, but under Islamic law they cannot have more than four. They pray at the local mosques five times a day and follow all the Islamic ceremonies and laws.