Istanbul
13:56:40
Current time in Turkey
The cities below share Europe/Istanbul. The wall clock is the same nationwide for these locations.
Ankara
13:56:40
Timezones in Turkey
Turkey’s civil time is Europe/Istanbul. Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir share this identifier. Turkey currently keeps UTC+03:00 all year rather than switching seasonally, which means the difference versus countries that still change clocks will move in spring and autumn.
Daylight saving and business hours
Turkey uses a single civil timezone for the cities listed here. Typical weekday office hours are often 09:00–17:00 local time — a planning range, not a legal standard. Open a city page for the live offset and DST flag from PHP’s timezone database.
Compare with London or New York using the city time comparison tool.
Compare cities or open a city page for sunrise data (where coordinates are available), a 24-hour timeline, and the difference from your browser timezone.
Frequently asked questions
Turkey currently uses a single civil timezone (Europe/Istanbul) for the cities listed here.
Use the IANA name on each city card, such as Europe/Istanbul, instead of a fixed UTC offset. Offsets change when daylight saving starts or ends.