🇧🇬 Kardzhali, Bulgaria
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- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 17:09 · 10 h 12 min
Kardzhali to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Kardzhali. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Kardzhali 13:21 1:21 PM Istanbul 14:21 2:21 PM You –:–
13:21 1:21 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 17:09
14:21 2:21 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
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+1 h
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Kardzhali.
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Working hours
🇧🇬 Kardzhali
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇬 Kardzhali | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:21 | 14:21 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Türkiye Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Kardzhali | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Sofia | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:57 | 07:41 |
| Sunset | 17:09 | 17:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 12 min | 10 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 49,421 | 15,701,602 |
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Kardzhali and Istanbul: common questions
How many hours ahead of Kardzhali is Istanbul?
The clocks in Istanbul are 1 hour ahead of those in Kardzhali (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Kardzhali, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Kardzhali, clocks in Istanbul show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Istanbul at the end of the working day in Kardzhali?
The working day in Kardzhali ends at 6:00 PM; in Istanbul it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Kardzhali and in Istanbul overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Kardzhali, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul.
When does the date change in Istanbul compared with Kardzhali?
The new day starts in Istanbul earlier: at 11:00 PM in Kardzhali it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul, Kardzhali is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Kardzhali and Istanbul the same all year?
No. Only Kardzhali switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Istanbul and Kardzhali will have the same time.
