Turkey
Time now in İstanbul
Sunday, 11 October 2026
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 06:34Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
15,907,951
Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
06:34
Day length
11h 26m
Coordinates
41.04, 28.98
Time difference from İstanbul
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) İstanbul right now.
İstanbul on the map
About the time in İstanbul
Around 15,907,951 people live in İstanbul, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
İstanbul runs on Europe/Istanbul, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Sunrise today lands at 07:08 and sunset at 06:34 local time, giving 11h 26m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (41.04, 28.98) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in İstanbul.
Frequently asked questions about time in İstanbul
- Does İstanbul change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. İstanbul keeps UTC +3 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in İstanbul today?
- Sunrise is at 07:08 and sunset at 06:34, giving 11h 26m of daylight.
- What time is it in İstanbul right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in İstanbul, updating every second from Europe/Istanbul (UTC +3).
- Which time zone is İstanbul in?
- İstanbul uses Europe/Istanbul, currently UTC +3.
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