🇧🇬 Samokov, Bulgaria
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- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 17:15 · 10 h 9 min
Samokov to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Samokov. 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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Samokov 11:13 11:13 AM Istanbul 12:13 12:13 PM You –:–
11:13 11:13 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 17:15
12:13 12:13 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
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+1 h
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Samokov.
When you, Samokov and Istanbul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇬 Samokov
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 | 🇧🇬 Samokov | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:13 | 12:13 |
| 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 Samokov | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Sofia | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:06 | 07:41 |
| Sunset | 17:15 | 17:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 9 min | 10 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 25,138 | 15,701,602 |
Compare Samokov with another city
More comparisons with Samokov: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Samokov and Istanbul: common questions
What is the time difference between Samokov and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Samokov is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Samokov, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Samokov, clocks in Istanbul show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Samokov, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 6:00 PM in Samokov, clocks in Istanbul show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Istanbul from Samokov?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Samokov – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Istanbul?
From 11:00 PM in Samokov 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 Samokov.
Does the time difference between Samokov and Istanbul change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Samokov. From March 28, 2027, Istanbul and Samokov will have the same time.
