Current time in Turkey

This location stays on UTC+03:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Current time in Ankara, Turkey
17:55 41
Friday, May 8, 2026 EEST UTC+03:00 No DST
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
IANA time zone
Europe/Istanbul
Daylight saving
No DST
Next DST change
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Quick answer

The current local time in Ankara, Turkey is ⁦17:55⁩ (⁦EEST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+03:00⁩.

Ankara is the capital of Turkey, located at 39.920, 32.854.

Ankara uses EEST (UTC+03:00) year-round. The IANA identifier is Europe/Istanbul.

Timezone in Ankara

Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)

IANA time zone: Europe/Istanbul
All year
EEST
Eastern European Summer Time
UTC+03:00

Time zones in Turkey

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Etc/GMT-3

GMT+3 UTC+03:00

World clock

Compared with Ankara

Ankara
17:55
0h
Istanbul
17:55
0h
Bursa
17:55
0h
İzmir
17:55
0h
Gaziantep
17:55
0h
Adana
17:55
0h
Diyarbakır
17:55
0h
Kayseri
17:55
0h
Konya
17:55
0h
Antalya
17:55
0h

No daylight saving time in Turkey

This location stays on UTC+03:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Turkey is 17:55 EEST. The primary clock uses Europe/Istanbul, currently UTC+03:00 from UTC.

Turkey has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Europe/Istanbul, Etc/GMT-3.

The primary time zone for Turkey does not currently show a daylight saving transition in the lookup window.