Istanbul Time Zone Converter

Time Zone Converter for Istanbul

Istanbul keeps UTC+3 in November 2026. Türkiye has stayed on UTC+3 all year since 2016, when it stopped changing its clocks. It shares the same clock as Moscow and Riyadh all year, and is one hour ahead of Athens in summer and two hours ahead in winter.

Facts that change the answer

• Time zone: Europe/Istanbul (UTC+3 in November 2026)
• Daylight saving: none; the offset stays the same all year
• Solar noon on 10 November 2026: 12:48 PM local clock time (longitude 28.95°)
• 9:00 AM on Tuesday 10 November 2026 in Istanbul = 1:00 AM in New York, 6:00 AM in London, 11:30 AM in Mumbai, 3:00 PM in Tokyo
• Same 9:00 AM on 13 July 2027: 2:00 AM New York, 7:00 AM London, 11:30 AM Mumbai, 3:00 PM Tokyo

Worked example for Istanbul

If both offices work 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Istanbul and London share 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Istanbul on 10 November 2026, when Istanbul is 3 hours ahead of London. On 13 July 2027 Istanbul is 2 hours ahead of London, so the shared window becomes 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Istanbul.

On 21 December 2026 the sun rises in Istanbul at about 8:25 AM and sets at 5:38 PM (9 h 13 min of daylight). On 21 June 2027 it rises at 5:31 AM and sets at 8:39 PM (15 h 7 min). Because Istanbul lies about 64 minutes west of the meridian its clock is based on, solar noon falls after 12:00 by that much, before the equation of time is added.

Nearby, Alexandria (1,094 km away, Egypt) is on EET, UTC+2; Cairo (1,235 km away, Egypt) is on EET, UTC+2; Giza (1,240 km away, Egypt) is on EET, UTC+2 (straight-line, GeoNames). Coordinates of Istanbul: 41.01°, 28.95°, elevation 39 m.

Sources: IANA time zone database · GeoNames. Checked 5 November 2026. For how the maths works, see the Time Zone Converter guide.