Current time in Istanbul, Türkiye

11:45:22 AM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Istanbul is on Türkiye Standard Time, UTC+3. It doesn't change its clocks: the time zone database has no changes scheduled for the next 12 months.

About 16 million people live in Istanbul, Turkey. Scheduled flights use Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW, 33 km away) and İstanbul Airport (IST, 34 km away).

Time zone: Europe/Istanbul
UTC offset now: UTC+3
Daylight saving time: Not observed
Sunrise today: 7:26 AM
Sunset today: 6:09 PM
Daylight: 10 h 43 min
Population: 15,701,602
Currency: Lira (TRY)
Dialing code: +90
Languages (country): Turkish, Kurdish
Airports: SAW 33 km · IST 34 km

Istanbul · nominal UTC+3 band · night shaded

Cities near Istanbul

Bucharest10:45 AM · −1 h445 km away
Athens10:45 AM · −1 h560 km away
Beirut10:45 AM · −1 h980 km away
Kyiv10:45 AM · −1 h1,057 km away
Budapest9:45 AM · −2 h1,067 km away
Tel Aviv10:45 AM · −1 h1,121 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for 41.01°, 28.95° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.