Turkey Time (Istanbul)
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Time in Turkey right now
Turkey keeps one clock all year: Turkey Time (Istanbul), UTC+3. Clocks do not change for daylight saving time.
Live clock for Turkey
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
Turkey time zone at a glance
| Zone | January | July | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Time (Istanbul) | UTC+3 (GMT+3) | UTC+3 (GMT+3) | No |
City clocks in Turkey:
Sunrise and sunset in Turkey through the year
Typical times at each zone's reference point, in that zone's local clock. Year-to-year drift is under a couple of minutes; dates near a daylight saving change can shift the clock reading by an hour.
| Time of year | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (about Mar 20) | 07:07 | 19:15 | 12 h 08 m |
| June solstice (about Jun 21) | 05:32 | 20:39 | 15 h 08 m |
| September equinox (about Sep 22) | 06:51 | 19:01 | 12 h 10 m |
| December solstice (about Dec 21) | 08:25 | 17:38 | 9 h 13 m |
Countries on the same clock as Turkey
Same time as Turkey in both January and July:
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Madagascar
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Syria
- and 3 more
Aligned for part of the year only, because one side changes clocks for daylight saving:
Common questions about time in Turkey
How many time zones does Turkey use?
Turkey uses a single civil time zone, Turkey Time (Istanbul).
Does Turkey observe daylight saving time?
No. Clocks in Turkey stay on the same offset all year.
What is the time difference between Turkey and UTC?
In January: UTC+3. In July: UTC+3. The live cards above show the difference from your own clock right now.
Zone list verified 2026-07. Live times and sun calculations run in your browser from its built-in IANA time zone data and standard NOAA solar equations.