Turkey
TRT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
IST
Israel Standard Time
GMT +2
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Compare Istanbul time with IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

TRT (Turkey Time) is 1 hour ahead of Israel Standard Time
3:00 pm15:00 in Istanbul, Turkey is 2:00 pm14:00 in IST

Istanbul to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm in Istanbul which corresponds to 9am-4pm in IST

3:00 pm15:00 TRT (Turkey Time) (Istanbul, Turkey). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Israel Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 Istanbul, Turkey / 2:00 pm14:00 IST

Istanbul, TurkeyIST
12am (midnight)11pm
1am12am (midnight)
2am1am
3am2am
4am3am
5am4am
6am5am
7am6am
8am7am
9am8am
10am9am
11am10am
12pm (noon)11am
1pm12pm (noon)
2pm1pm
3pm2pm
4pm3pm
5pm4pm
6pm5pm
7pm6pm
8pm7pm
9pm8pm
10pm9pm
11pm10pm
00:0023:00
01:0000:00
02:0001:00
03:0002:00
04:0003:00
05:0004:00
06:0005:00
07:0006:00
08:0007:00
09:0008:00
10:0009:00
11:0010:00
12:0011:00
13:0012:00
14:0013:00
15:0014:00
16:0015:00
17:0016:00
18:0017:00
19:0018:00
20:0019:00
21:0020:00
22:0021:00
23:0022:00

Istanbul Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
GMT+3 - Türkiye Standard Time
TRT - Turkey Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+3:00 hours during Türkiye Standard Time, currently in use.
+3:00 hours during Turkey Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+0:00 hours - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Istanbul Facts

Country
Turkey
Alternative Names
Bizanc, Bizánc, Byzance, Byzantion, Byzantium, Byzanz, Constantinoble, Constantinopla, Constantinople, Constantinopolen, Constantinopoli, Constantinopolis, Costantinopoli, Estambul, IST, Istamboul, Istambul, Istambuł, Istampoul, Istanbul, Istanbúl, Isztambul, Konstantinapoly, Konstantinopel, Konstantinopolo, Konstantinoupoli, Konstantinoupolis, Konstantinápoly, Kustantiniyah, Micklagard, Micklagård, Mikligardur, Mikligarður, Stamboul, Stambul, Stambula, Stambuł, Tsarigrad, Vizantija (Vizantija), Vyzantio, astnbwl, bijantium, byuzantion, byzntywn, iseutanbul, istambula, isutanburu, stin Poli [stimˈboli], yi si tan bu er, İstanbul, Βυζάντιο, Βυζαντιο, Ισταμπουλ, Ισταμπούλ, Κωνσταντινουπολη, Κωνσταντινούπολη, Κωνσταντινούπολις, στην Πόλι [stimˈboli], Византија (Vizantija), Истанбул, Стамбул, ביזנטיון, اسطنبول, इस्तांबुल, ইস্তাম্বুল, イスタンブール, ビュザンティオン, 伊斯坦布尔, 비잔티움, 이스탄불
Population
14,804,116
Currency
Lira (TRY)
Geographic Coordinates
41° 00' N Latitude / 28° 56' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+90

Israel Standard Time

Offset: IST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries using this time zone: Israel

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Jerusalem in Israel, with about 801,000 people. Other major cities in this time zone include West Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Ashdod.

IST Time Zone Geo Map
IST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Israel Daylight Time (IDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Israel Standard Time (IST) started on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Israel Standard Time (IST) ends on Friday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Friday, March 27, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Friday of March.

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for IST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Jerusalem
  • Asia/Tel_Aviv
  • Israel
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time