Time Zone Currently Being Used in Turkey
Offset | Time Zone Abbreviation & Name | Example City | Current Time | |
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UTC +3 | TRT | Turkey Time | Ankara | Wed, 7:05:31 pm |
How Many Time Zones Are There in Turkey?
All areas in Turkey observe the same time zone. It is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Turkey observes Turkey Time all year. There are no Daylight Saving Time clock changes.
Time Zone History of Turkey
Time in Turkey was standardized in 1910. With the exception of a few years in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the country's standard time was Eastern European Time (EET), which is 2 hours ahead of UTC. Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), the Turkish Daylight Saving Time, was 3 hours ahead of UTC.
In 2016, Turkey abolished DST and introduced Turkey Time (TRT). Since TRT shares its UTC offset with EEST, Turkey is now effectively observing permanent DST.

Turkey
7:0531pm
Wednesday, May 31, 2023Time Zone News
- 3/24/2023 – DST Start in Europe 2023
- 9/30/2022 – End of DST in Europe 2022
- 2/14/2022 – DST Start in Europe 2022
- 9/22/2021 – End of DST in Europe 2021
- 2/22/2021 – DST Starts in Europe
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