Istanbul to Copenhagen: time difference
Copenhagen is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark
18
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 18:25 · 10 h 54 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Istanbul 17:14 5:14 PM Copenhagen 16:14 4:14 PM You –:–
17:14 5:14 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:33
16:14 4:14 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 18:25
·
−1 h
Copenhagen is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Copenhagen are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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
🇩🇰 Copenhagen
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 22 10 PM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇩🇰 Copenhagen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:14 | 16:14 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+03:00 | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Copenhagen |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:33 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 10 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 613,288 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
More comparisons with Istanbul: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Istanbul and Copenhagen: common questions
What is the time difference between Istanbul and Copenhagen?
Copenhagen is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Istanbul is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Copenhagen?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Copenhagen show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Copenhagen at the end of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul ends at 6:00 PM; in Copenhagen it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Istanbul and in Copenhagen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Copenhagen.
When is it still the previous day in Copenhagen?
Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Copenhagen. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Copenhagen it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Does the time difference between Istanbul and Copenhagen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Copenhagen. From October 25, 2026, Copenhagen will be 2 hours behind Istanbul.
