Istanbul to Silistra: time difference
Silistra is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇬 Silistra, Bulgaria
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- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 16:56 · 10 h 2 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 15:23 3:23 PM Silistra 14:23 2:23 PM You –:–
15:23 3:23 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
14:23 2:23 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 16:56
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−1 h
Silistra is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Silistra 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
🇧🇬 Silistra
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 | 🇧🇬 Silistra |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:23 | 14:23 |
| 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 | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 06:55 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 16:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 10 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 37,923 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Istanbul and Silistra: common questions
How many hours behind Istanbul is Silistra?
The clocks in Silistra 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 Silistra?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Silistra show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Silistra at the end of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul ends at 6:00 PM; in Silistra it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Silistra from Istanbul?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Istanbul – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Silistra – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Silistra?
Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Silistra. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Silistra it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Silistra the same all year?
No. Only Silistra switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Silistra and Istanbul will have the same time.
