Istanbul — Europe/Istanbul
The current local time in the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Türkiye. The zone is currently at UTC +03:00 · GMT+3 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Europe/Istanbul
Sunday, 11 October 2026 GMT+3
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +03:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using Europe/Istanbul
Istanbul vs. major cities
How far Istanbul is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Istanbul, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Istanbul | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −10 h | 23:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Delhi · India | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Beijing · China | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Istanbul time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Istanbul
Since 1970, Istanbul has gone through 7 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 37 of 57 years. Since 2016 it has stayed on UTC +03:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Istanbul stays on UTC +03:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1972 | UTC +02:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1973–1977 | UTC +02:00, DST UTC +03:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1978–1982 | UTC +03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1983 | UTC +03:00, DST UTC +04:00 | Forward on the last Sunday in July, back on the first Sunday in October |
| 1984 | UTC +02:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1985–2015 | UTC +02:00, DST UTC +03:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 2016–2026 | UTC +03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Cities in this zone
Zones on the same clock as Istanbul
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Europe/Istanbul on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
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