Istanbul to El Kef: time difference
El Kef is 2 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 01:31 1:31 AM El Kef 23:31 11:31 PM You –:–
01:31 1:31 AM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:21
23:31 11:31 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 17:48
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−2 h
El Kef is 2 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and El Kef 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
🇹🇳 El Kef
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 | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇹🇳 El Kef |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:31 | 23:31 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+03:00 | Central European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Africa/Tunis |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:19 | 06:34 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 17:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 2 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 73,710 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Big time differences
Istanbul and El Kef: common questions
What is the time difference between Istanbul and El Kef?
El Kef is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC+1, while Istanbul is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in El Kef?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in El Kef show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in El Kef when it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul?
When it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, it is 4:00 PM in El Kef.
When do working hours in Istanbul and in El Kef overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in El Kef.
When is it still the previous day in El Kef?
Until 2:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in El Kef. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in El Kef it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and El Kef the same all year?
Yes. Neither Istanbul nor El Kef switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
