TRT — Türkiye Time
TRT is UTC+03:00 on every date, with no daylight saving. Istanbul keeps it all year.
Current time in TRT
18:22:15
Türkiye Time · UTC+03:00
About TRT
Türkiye moved to permanent UTC+3 in 2016.
Working with TRT
The same offset, UTC+03:00, is also used by AST (SA), MSK and EAT. None of them changes for daylight saving, so they always show the same time. One hour to the west of TRT in this directory sits EET (UTC+02:00); one hour to the east, GST (UTC+04:00).
Clock changes in TRT
Türkiye Time has no clock change at any point in the year; UTC+03:00 applies on every date, in Istanbul as everywhere else on the zone.
Clock history of Europe/Istanbul
| Period | Clocks set to | Seasonal changes |
|---|---|---|
| since 2016 | UTC+03:00 | none |
| 1984–2016 | UTC+02:00 | 31 years with a change, 1985–2015 |
| 1978–1984 | UTC+03:00 | one, in 1983 |
| 1963–1978 | UTC+02:00 | 6 years with a change, 1964–1977 |
| 1962–1963 | UTC+03:00 | none |
| 1945–1962 | UTC+02:00 | 6 years with a change, 1946–1951 |
| 1942–1945 | UTC+03:00 | none |
| 1910–1942 | UTC+02:00 | 8 years with a change, 1916–1940 |
Who keeps UTC+03:00
All year: Istanbul, Moscow, Riyadh, Jeddah, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Kuwait City and Doha. Part of the year: Cairo from April 30, 2027 to October 29, 2027; Kyiv, Bucharest, Athens and Helsinki from March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027; Jerusalem and Tel Aviv from March 26, 2027 to October 31, 2027.
Countries and territories that keep UTC+03:00 all year, from every entry in the tz database: Bahrain, Belarus, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Madagascar, Mayotte, Qatar, parts of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tanzania, Türkiye, Uganda and Yemen. For part of the year: Åland Islands, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Palestinian Territories, Romania and Ukraine. Where it is kept all year, UTC+03:00 also goes by these names in the tz database: Arabian Standard Time, East Africa Time, Moscow Standard Time and Türkiye Standard Time.
| City | Longitude | Solar noon on TRT |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | 28.98°E | 13:04 |
| Moscow | 37.62°E | 12:30 |
| Cairo | 31.24°E | 12:55 |
| Riyadh | 46.68°E | 11:53 |
| Jeddah | 39.19°E | 12:23 |
| Nairobi | 36.82°E | 12:33 |
| Addis Ababa | 38.75°E | 12:25 |
| Kuwait City | 47.98°E | 11:48 |
| Kyiv | 30.52°E | 12:58 |
| Bucharest | 26.10°E | 13:16 |
Where TRT stands today
Türkiye Time is UTC+03:00 today and will be UTC+03:00 on every other day. A recurring meeting anchored to TRT never drifts against UTC, which makes it a dependable reference for logs kept in Istanbul and for schedules that run across a whole year.
A working day on TRT
| Place | TRT’s 09:00–17:00 there | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | 06:00–14:00 | — |
| New York | 01:00–09:00 / 02:00–10:00 | none to 1 h |
| London | 06:00–14:00 / 07:00–15:00 | 5 h to 6 h |
| Tokyo | 15:00–23:00 | always 2 h |
At 09:00 on a Monday on TRT time, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Las Vegas and 2 more are still on Sunday. For part of the year, so is Denver. By 17:00 on a Friday on TRT time, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland, Wellington and Suva have already reached Saturday. For part of the year, so has Adelaide.
Sunrise and sunset on TRT time in Istanbul
For the working hours Istanbul shares with New York, London and Tokyo, and for its sunrise and sunset through the year, see the Istanbul page.
How TRT compares with other zones
Right now TRT runs ahead of UTC, New York, London, Berlin and Los Angeles and behind Dubai, Kolkata, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney.
| Zone | UTC offset | Difference from TRT | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | UTC+00:00 | 3h ahead | all year |
| New York | UTC-05:00 | 8h ahead | 8h ahead / 7h ahead |
| London | UTC+00:00 | 3h ahead | 3h ahead / 2h ahead |
| Berlin | UTC+01:00 | 2h ahead | 2h ahead / 1h ahead |
| Dubai | UTC+04:00 | 1h behind | all year |
| Kolkata | UTC+05:30 | 2h 30m behind | all year |
| Singapore | UTC+08:00 | 5h behind | all year |
| Tokyo | UTC+09:00 | 6h behind | all year |
| Sydney | UTC+11:00 | 8h behind | 7h behind / 8h behind |
| Los Angeles | UTC-08:00 | 11h ahead | 11h ahead / 10h ahead |
Cities using TRT
- Istanbul
- Ankara
Convert TRT to another zone
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-11-02.
Frequently asked questions
What is TRT?
Türkiye Time, TRT, is UTC+03:00. Türkiye moved to permanent UTC+3 in 2016.
What is the IANA identifier for TRT?
Europe/Istanbul, named after Istanbul. Its clock last changed on March 27, 2016, from UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00, and it has kept UTC+03:00 since.
Does TRT change for daylight saving?
No. Türkiye Time keeps UTC+03:00 on every date; so does AST (SA), MSK and EAT.
What time is it on TRT when it is 09:00 in London?
12:00 until March 28, 2027 and from October 31, 2027; 11:00 from March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027.
Is TRT the same as AST (SA)?
As labels, both mean UTC+03:00. The places behind them, Istanbul and Riyadh, show the same time on 365 days of the coming year.