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Istanbul does not change its clocks
No clock change
Istanbul
- UTC offset now
- 3 hours
- Current local time
- 05:01
- Time zone name
- +03
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 7 hours ahead
Istanbul does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Sunday, March 27, 2016. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Türkiye
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 01:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Istanbul with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: March 27, 2016
- Istanbul moved from UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00. The recorded change was at 01:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: November 8, 2015
- Istanbul moved from UTC+03:00 to UTC+02:00. The recorded change was at 01:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: March 29, 2015
- Istanbul moved from UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00. The recorded change was at 01:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 26, 2014
- Istanbul moved from UTC+03:00 to UTC+02:00. The recorded change was at 01:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: March 31, 2014
- Istanbul moved from UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00. The recorded change was at 01:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 27, 2013
- Istanbul moved from UTC+03:00 to UTC+02:00. The recorded change was at 01:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, it is 1:00 AM on January 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Istanbul is 8 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, it is 2:00 AM on April 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Istanbul is 7 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, it is 2:00 AM on July 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Istanbul is 7 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, it is 2:00 AM on October 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Istanbul is 7 hours ahead on this date.