Istanbul

About Istanbul

Istanbul is a major city in Turkey. It uses Turkey Time (TRT).

Istanbul does not observe daylight saving time.

Coordinates

41.0138, 28.9497

Population

15,701,602

Time zone

Europe/Istanbul

Country

Turkey

Capital

Ankara

Calling code

+90

Airports

• IST · Istanbul
• SAW · Sabiha Gokcen International

The current local time at Istanbul's airports (IST, SAW) is the same as the city time shown above.

Public holidays in Turkey (2026)

• New Year's DayThu, Jan 1
• National Independence & Children's DayThu, Apr 23
• Labour DayFri, May 1
• Atatürk Commemoration & Youth DayTue, May 19
• Democracy and National Unity DayWed, Jul 15
• Victory DaySun, Aug 30
• Republic DayThu, Oct 29

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Other cities in Turkey

• AnkaraTR
• BursaTR
• İzmirTR
• GaziantepTR
• DiyarbakırTR
• AdanaTR

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