Istanbul to Palestine: time difference
Palestine is 1 h behind Istanbul. 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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Istanbul 10:40 10:40 AM Palestine 09:40 9:40 AM You –:–
10:40 10:40 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
09:40 9:40 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 16:47
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−1 h
Palestine is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Palestine 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
🇵🇸 Palestine
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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇵🇸 Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:40 | 09:40 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Asia/Hebron |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 27, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 16:47 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 10 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 5,227,193 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Big time differences
Istanbul and Palestine: common questions
How many hours behind Istanbul is Palestine?
The clocks in Palestine are 1 hour behind those in Istanbul (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Palestine?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Palestine show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in Palestine?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in Palestine show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Istanbul and in Palestine 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 Palestine.
When is it still the previous day in Palestine?
Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Palestine. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Palestine it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Does the time difference between Istanbul and Palestine change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Palestine. From March 27, 2027, Palestine and Istanbul will have the same time.
