🇹🇲 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
12
- Turkmenistan Standard Time
- UTC+5
- Daytime
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:04 · 10 h 26 min
Ashgabat to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 2 h behind Ashgabat. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Ashgabat 09:00 9:00 AM Istanbul 07:00 7:00 AM You –:–
09:00 9:00 AM
Turkmenistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:04
07:00 7:00 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
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−2 h
Istanbul is 2 h behind Ashgabat.
When you, Ashgabat and Istanbul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇲 Ashgabat
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇹🇷 Istanbul
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇲 Ashgabat | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:00 | 07:00 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Turkmenistan Standard Time | Türkiye Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Ashgabat | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Ashgabat | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:38 | 07:41 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 17:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 26 min | 10 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 909,000 | 15,701,602 |
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Ashgabat and Istanbul: common questions
How many hours behind Ashgabat is Istanbul?
The clocks in Istanbul are 2 hours behind those in Ashgabat (UTC+3 and UTC+5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Ashgabat, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Ashgabat, clocks in Istanbul show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Istanbul at the end of the working day in Ashgabat?
The working day in Ashgabat ends at 6:00 PM; in Istanbul it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Istanbul from Ashgabat?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Ashgabat – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Istanbul – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Istanbul compared with Ashgabat?
The new day starts in Istanbul later: until 2:00 AM in Ashgabat, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Istanbul, Ashgabat is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Ashgabat and Istanbul change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
