Current Time in Istanbul

About Time in Istanbul

Istanbul stays on a fixed UTC+3 all year. Turkey used to shift between UTC+2 and UTC+3 like the rest of Europe, but moved to permanent UTC+3 in September 2016.

Istanbul overlaps comfortably with Europe and the Middle East, plus a workable early-morning window with the US East Coast. The Meeting Planner can confirm the exact overlap.

• Country: Turkey
• UTC offset: UTC+3
• Daylight saving: Turkey permanently adopted UTC+3 in 2016 and no longer observes daylight saving time.

Quick Reference: Istanbul Time at Common Meeting Hours

See what time it is in Istanbul right now when it's 9:00 AM in each of these widely-used reference zones — handy for a quick sanity check before scheduling.