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What Time is it in Turkey Time Now?

Many of those who ask what time is it in Turkey Time now want to make a call at a more convenient time.

You can compare the time of this time pattern with the exact time in different cities around the world.

Use our time zone converter below:

Los Angeles	−11 hours	−11 hours
Chicago	−9 hours	−9 hours
New York	−8 hours	−8 hours
Toronto	−8 hours	−8 hours
Sao Paulo	−6 hours	−6 hours
London	−3 hours	−3 hours
UTC	−3 hours	−3 hours
Lagos	−2 hours	−2 hours
Paris	−2 hours	−2 hours
Zurich	−2 hours	−2 hours
Cairo	−1 hours	−1 hours
Johannesburg	−1 hours	−1 hours
Istanbul	0
Moscow	0
Dubai	+1 hours
Mumbai	+2.5 hours
Hong Kong	+5 hours
Shanghai	+5 hours
Singapore	+5 hours
Tokyo	+6 hours
Sydney	+8 hours

What is Turkey Time?

You need to keep in mind that Turkey Time zone is an identifier for a time offset that is 3 hours ahead of the UTC time zone.

This time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.

In this section, you will learn key facts about this time zone and stay well informed.

The IANA time zone identifier used is Etc/GMT-3.

Please be aware that Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not used in this time zone.

Without DST clocks do not change in this time zone, keeping the same UTC offset throughout the year.

About This Time Pattern

Time Offset: UTC+3, UTC+03:00
Abbreviation: TRT Time, Turkish Time

What is Turkey Time Zone Right Now?

Turkey Time zone is a time offset that adds 3 hours to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by this time zone.

Its main cities and territories are:

Ankara
Istanbul
İzmir
Bursa
Antalya
Adana
Konya
Gaziantep
Mersin
Diyarbakır

In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by the time zone.

This time offset is also observed during standard time and daylight saving time for various geographic regions.

You need to be very careful finding these time zones that may have different names and abbreviations, but have the same UTC offset:

Arabia Standard Time (AST)
East Africa Time (EAT)
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)
Further-eastern European Time (FET)
Israel Daylight Time (IDT)
Indian Ocean Time (IOT)
Moscow Time (MSK)
Showa Station Time (SYOT)
Charlie Time Zone (C)

Main Countries

This time zone is used in the following country:

Turkey

In Turkey, this time zone is used throughout the country.

Until 1927, the Turkish time referred to the system of setting the clocks to 12:00 midnight at sunset.

This necessitated adjusting the clocks daily, although tower clocks were only reset two or three times a week.

The precise time varied from one location to another depending on latitude and longitude.

Turkey Time was adopted by the Turkish Government on 8 September 2016.