🇪🇬 Mersa Matruh, Egypt
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- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Sunset
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:20 · 10 h 48 min
Mersa Matruh to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Mersa Matruh. 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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Mersa Matruh 17:23 5:23 PM Istanbul 18:23 6:23 PM You –:–
17:23 5:23 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:20
18:23 6:23 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
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+1 h
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Mersa Matruh.
When you, Mersa Matruh and Istanbul are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇪🇬 Mersa Matruh
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 | 🇪🇬 Mersa Matruh | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:23 | 18:23 |
| 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 Mersa Matruh | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Apr 30, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:31 | 07:41 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 17:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 48 min | 10 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 140,000 | 15,701,602 |
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Mersa Matruh and Istanbul: common questions
How far ahead of Mersa Matruh is Istanbul?
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead of Mersa Matruh: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mersa Matruh, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Mersa Matruh, clocks in Istanbul show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mersa Matruh, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 6:00 PM in Mersa Matruh, clocks in Istanbul show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Mersa Matruh and Istanbul are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mersa Matruh (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Istanbul?
From 11:00 PM in Mersa Matruh it is already the next day in Istanbul. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Mersa Matruh.
Is the time difference between Mersa Matruh and Istanbul the same all year?
No. Only Mersa Matruh switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 30, 2027, Istanbul and Mersa Matruh will have the same time.
